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detrimental

[ de-truh-men-tl ]

adjective

  1. causing detriment, as loss or injury; damaging; harmful.


noun

  1. a detrimental person or thing.

detrimental

/ ˌɛٰɪˈɛԳə /

adjective

  1. whenpostpositive, foll by to harmful; injurious; prejudicial

    smoking can be detrimental to health

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Derived Forms

  • ˌٰˈԳٲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • r··ٲi·ٲ r·t·Ա noun
  • r·t· adverb
  • ԴDzd··t adjective
  • ԴDzd··t·ly adverb
  • d··t adjective
  • ܲd··t adjective
  • ܲd··t·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of detrimental1

First recorded in 1650–60; detriment + -al 1
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Example Sentences

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“The youth presently in Los Padrinos will need to go somewhere, and if some wind up at Camp Scott, the public release of photos and videos could be seriously detrimental,” Sargent wrote.

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Archer: Not having a rink in L.A. has been really detrimental to the skating community.

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“We think it really is detrimental to our local economies, especially in Los Angeles, especially in California, but throughout the country,” said Rudy Espinoza, Inclusive Action’s executive director.

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Opponents of the bill, meanwhile, believe it would be detrimental to Māori and create greater social divides.

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“Having that extra layer of support for when a student needs some extra support is going to be detrimental because now that's gonna fall on the teachers.”

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