detriment
Harm, hurt, damageHarm, hurt, damage.
» That is a detriment to your health.
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)Harm, hurt, damage.
Schaden
вредvred, уще́рбuščérb
шкодаškoda
a damage or loss
(countable, uncountable)The position or state of a planet when it is in the sign opposite its house, considered to weaken it.
(countable, uncountable)The position or state of being eclipsed, entirely dark (sable).
(UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable)A charge made to students and barristers for incidental repairs of the rooms they occupy.
Examples
11 sentencesThat is a detriment to your health.
It is a detriment to my health.
The poor educational policy is a detriment to Japan.
deDie schlechte Bildungspolitik gerät Japan zum Nachteil. — Yorwba
Tom works long hours to the detriment of his family life.
This discovery has been exploited to the detriment of the poor peasants.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French detriement, from Latin detrimentum (“loss, damage, literally a rubbing offFrom Old French detriement, from Latin detrimentum (“loss, damage, literally a rubbing off”), from dēterere (“to rub off, wear”), from dē- (“down, away”) + terere (“to rub”).
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Forms
plural: detriments| Singular | detriment |
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regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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