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detriment Definition


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detriment
noun
    1. Harm or loss.
      Example: to the detriment of her health
      Thesaurus: harm, loss, hurt, injury, impairment, damage; Antonym: advantage.
Derivative: detrimental
adj
    Harmful; damaging.
      Thesaurus: harmful, pernicious, hurtful, damaging, destructive, adverse, injurious, deleterious, inimical, untoward, baleful, prejudicial; Antonym: advantageous.
Derivative: detrimentally
adverb
    Etymology: 15c: from Latin detrimentum.



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