detrimental
49
6.3
- adjective
- /ˌdɛtrɪˈmɛntəl/
:
perjudicial
- The results suggest that, rather than helping, the encoding cues had a detrimental effect on word learning.
- detrimental effects
- detrimental impact
- detrimental to the environment
The the issue I don't believe has any detrimental impact on my relationships.
- The the issue I don't believe has any detrimental impact on my relationships.
- Being loyal is fine, but loyalty at the expense of integrity is detrimental to a relationship.
- Is there something about being a food critic that is detrimental to your health?
- Don't try to stay for the whole class, but it's not going to be detrimental unless you're pushing yourself too much.
- Playing the short game is always detrimental.
- Does that seem like a, an sort of a detrimental deviation from the, from the plan?
- But if you didn't, that would be more detrimental to you.
- And I noted that it was extremely detrimental to my like physical and mental health.
- Yeah, because what they're doing against you is detrimental to the team.
Examples
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Although these methods are not designed to kill, they have highly detrimental effects on the victims.
Academic text (1990) -
This has been shown to have a detrimental effect on the brain as well as other tissues.
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And she goes on about her, what she calls her detrimental circumstances.
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And I noted that it was extremely detrimental to my like physical and mental health.
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And it just really is, is detrimental to the plant health.
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However, competitive sports may also be linked to detrimental aspects of development in young people.
Academic text (2008) -
While they worked, the stress would have a detrimental effect upon the fetus.
Fiction book (2002) -
Being loyal is fine, but loyalty at the expense of integrity is detrimental to a relationship.
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"Everybody agreed that in this man's case it was detrimental to him to stay in the hospital," says Gould.
Academic text (2011) -
Smoking has a detrimental effect on your overall health.
Synonyms
243
4.2
Causing great damage or harm
161
2.6
Causing damage to people, animals or things
83
6.0
Harmful to people or things, often making progress difficult
80
3.1
Likely to cause harm to a person or to their things
23
8.2
Harmful in a slow and hidden way
21
7.5
Causing harm to someone's rights, reputation or chances
9
8.5
Harmful to people, animals, or plants
3
6.8
Causing problems that make someone or something worse off
1
9.1
Causing great harm or serious damage
Antonyms
How Harmful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Detrimental comes from the Latin detrimentum, made from de- 'down/from' and terere 'to wear away', and you can see the same root in English detriment. So, something detrimental is like a force that 'wears away' and causes loss or harm.