detrimental
Causing damage or harmCausing damage or harm.
» Tom's stressful job is having a detrimental effect on his health.
Стрессовая работа оказывает пагубное воздействие на здоровье Тома. — odexed
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1 sensesCausing damage or harm.
Smoking tobacco can be detrimental to your health.
schädlich, abträglich
вре́дныйvrédnyj, вредоно́сныйvredonósnyj
шкідли́вийškidlývyj
(sometimes followed by ‘to’) causing harm or injury
Examples
11 sentencesTom's stressful job is having a detrimental effect on his health.
ruСтрессовая работа оказывает пагубное воздействие на здоровье Тома. — odexed
Mathematics is not detrimental to the appetite.
ruМатематика не приносит вреда желудку. — shanghainese
deDie Mathematik ist dem Verlangen nicht abträglich. — MUIRIEL
It's not detrimental, but not beneficial either.
Lack of sleep is detrimental to your health.
deSchlafmangel ist gesundheitsschädlich. — Yorwba
He's detrimental to the health of the company.
Translations
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Origin
From Medieval Latin *dētrīmentālis, from Latin dētrīmentum (“harm”), from dēterō (“to rubFrom 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
more detrimental, most detrimental| Comparative | more detrimental Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most detrimental Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
18 synonyms- (sometimes followed by ‘to’) causing harm or injury:damagingprejudicialprejudicious
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.