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detriment

[ de-truh-muhnt ]

noun

  1. loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury.
  2. a cause of loss or damage.


detriment

/ ˈɛٰɪəԳ /

noun

  1. disadvantage or damage; harm; loss
  2. a cause of disadvantage or damage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of detriment1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English from Middle French, from Latin ŧٰīԳٳܳ “loss, damage,” from ŧٰī- ( detritus ) + -mentum -ment
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Word History and Origins

Origin of detriment1

C15: from Latin ŧٰīԳٳܳ, a rubbing off, hence damage, from ŧٱ to rub away, from de- + terere to rub
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Synonym Study

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Davis, who had covered the NFL for CBS but now is shifting to college football, said the value or detriment of switching schools is in the eye of the evaluator.

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And while that is ultimately to the detriment of the rest of us, it is still cause for laughter because it is blatantly obvious and so extremely juvenile.

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The dire wolf affair underscores how marketing can overtake sober assessment of scientific advances — conceivably to the detriment of scientists’ public standing.

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But when further successes failed to materialise, Zelensky's message did not change - and as time went on, this would be to his detriment.

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To add insult to injury, employees of color experience these detriments while receiving substantial backlash.

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