Meaning

1 senses

  1. Anything harmful.

Examples

11 sentences

  1. Tom's stressful job is having a detrimental effect on his health.

    ruСтрессовая работа оказывает пагубное воздействие на здоровье Тома. — odexed

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  2. Mathematics is not detrimental to the appetite.

    ruМатематика не приносит вреда желудку. — shanghainese

    deDie Mathematik ist dem Verlangen nicht abträglich. — MUIRIEL

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  3. It's not detrimental, but not beneficial either.

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  4. Lack of sleep is detrimental to your health.

    deSchlafmangel ist gesundheitsschädlich. — Yorwba

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  5. He's detrimental to the health of the company.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Medieval Latin *dētrīmentālis, from Latin dētrīmentum (“harm”), from dēterō (“to rub

From Medieval Latin *dētrīmentālis, from Latin dētrīmentum (“harm”), from dēterō (“to rub off, wear”), from dē- (“down, away”) + terō (“to rub or grab”).

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Forms

plural: detrimentals
Singulardetrimental
Pluraldetrimentals

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
detractC2detractordetrimentC1deucedevaluationdevaluedevastateB1

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