detriment
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈdɛtrɪmənt/
:
perjuicio
- Your drinking is to the detriment of your health and our relationship.
- detriment to others
- detriment to society
- often to the detriment
And then I was like, Nah, that was to my detriment, let me tell you.
- And then I was like, Nah, that was to my detriment, let me tell you.
- And to what extent is civilization a benefit or a detriment to our our existence?
- Is there any known benefit or health detriment to doing that kind of thing?
- And, and you know, it obviously would it'd be a detriment to the Ukrainian side of the war.
- And I accepted it to my own detriment, you know?
- They did what they do and they did it to your detriment.
- So it's not, it's not an aid, it's not a detriment.
- You don't want to incentivize offense so much that it's to your own detriment.
- So if I'm empathetic to the trans person to the detriment of all biological women, that's a misfiring.
- He said not what is the benefit of constantly remembering, but instead what is the detriment to never forgetting.
- People can actually get stuck in this first relationship, often to their detriment.
- So it's like a really short term benefit for a medium to long term detriment.
- I suppose there are circumstances, societies in which being trusting would be a detriment.
- It is my DNA, however, not at the detriment of their lives.
Examples
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Men consider the value placed on personal life to be a detriment to professional life.
Academic text (1993) -
Educational efforts have typically ignored the first two perspectives, to the detriment of the curriculum and instruction.
Academic text (1995) -
Is there any known benefit or health detriment to doing that kind of thing?
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Pain is the greatest teacher there is, and everyone runs from it to their detriment, myself included.
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Absence of professional management is a major detriment to the implementation of development plus.
Academic text (1992) -
To give up your integrity like this at the detriment of people is horrible.
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Lillian, I don't think Dr. Marks' presence will be a detriment to the project.
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Her excessive screen time is a serious detriment to her sleep quality.
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The lack of funding is a significant detriment to the school's programs.
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Ignoring safety protocols can lead to a detriment in workplace safety.
Synonyms
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1.0
Harm that makes something less useful, valuable, or healthy
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1.0
A feeling of emotional or physical pain
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5.5
An action that harms someone even though it is meant to help them
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6.6
A fault or disadvantage that makes something less good
Antonyms
How Harmful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Detriment comes from the Latin parts de- 'away' and terere 'to rub', so it originally meant something that 'wears away'. You can see the same root in the English word trite ('worn out'), and that's why detriment now means something that causes harm or slowly damages you.