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detrimental en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌdɛtɹɪˈmɛntəl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Causing damage or harm.
    • It agrees that redundant services should not be continued but is not unmindful of the fact that too much retrenchment of rail services now may ultimately prove detrimental to the economy of the country. 1955 June, “Notes and News: Redundant Branches and Stations”, in Railway Magazine, page 434:
    • Smoking tobacco can be detrimental to your health.
    • "The fact is," continued he, "Lady Anne fears that my visits here may prove detrimental to what she considers your best interests. I thought myself an old, safe friend; but, as that cannot be explained to every body, she fears that I may keep off other and more eligible lovers." 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “(please specify the page)”, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, pages 142–143:
    • Decisions made at the DfT inevitably reflect a London-centric experience, with a comparison being made with the closure of ticket offices throughout the London Underground network. This is not judged to have been detrimental, but there is a simple zonal fares system that is hardly comparable with the range of ticket types used on the national rail network. 2023 July 26, 'Industry Insider', “Ticket offices RIP?”, in RAIL, number 988, page 68:

Forms

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most detrimental Degree=Sup lexicographic
more detrimental Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

beneficial

Deriveds

detrimentally · undetrimental · nondetrimental · detrimentalness

Relateds

detriment

Synonyms

noxious · scathand · nocuous · scathel · harmful · detrimental · mischievous · inimical · harmful · sullen · damaging · noisome · nocent · injurious · venom · damaging · injurious · deleterious · prejudicial · hurtful

Translations (57)

fr néfaste (causing damage or harm) · bg вреден (causing damage or harm) · az ziyankar (causing damage or harm) · ja 害する (causing damage or harm) · nn skadeleg (causing damage or harm) · pt danoso (causing damage or harm) · sv skadlig (causing damage or harm) · uk шкідли́вий (causing damage or harm) · az zərərli (causing damage or harm) · ko 해로운 (causing damage or harm) · ka საზიანო (causing damage or harm) · hu kártékony (causing damage or harm) · az ziyanlı (causing damage or harm) · de abträglich (causing damage or harm) · ga díobhálach (causing damage or harm) · da skadelig (causing damage or harm) · ja 有害な (causing damage or harm) · fi haitallinen (causing damage or harm) · ru вредоно́сный (causing damage or harm) · es detrimental (causing damage or harm) · tr zararlı (causing damage or harm) · de schädlich (causing damage or harm) · ga aimhleasach (causing damage or harm) · bn ক্ষতিকর (causing damage or harm) · lt nuostolingas (causing damage or harm) · ja 損なう (causing damage or harm) · el επιβλαβής (causing damage or harm) · cmn 有害的 (causing damage or harm) · ro dăunător (causing damage or harm) · it dannoso (causing damage or harm) · fr nuisible (causing damage or harm) · mi whakawhara (causing damage or harm) · pl szkodliwy (causing damage or harm) · az ziyanverici (causing damage or harm) · ga dochrach (causing damage or harm) · ar ضَارّ مُضِرّ (causing damage or harm) · he מזיק (causing damage or harm) · hi हानिकारक (causing damage or harm) · nb skadelig (causing damage or harm) · fi vahingollinen (causing damage or harm) · bn ক্ষতিকারক (causing damage or harm) · ru вре́дный (causing damage or harm) · es perjudicial (causing damage or harm) · es desventajoso (causing damage or harm) · nl schadelijk (causing damage or harm) · hy վնասաբեր (causing damage or harm) · hu ártalmas (causing damage or harm) · hi अपकारी (causing damage or harm) · hu káros (causing damage or harm) · bg увреждащ (causing damage or harm) · hy վնասակար (causing damage or harm) · izh vrednoi (causing damage or harm) · pt prejudicial (causing damage or harm) · ro vătămător (causing damage or harm) · it lesivo (causing damage or harm) · nl nadelig (causing damage or harm) · az zərərverici (causing damage or harm)

detrimental en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌdɛtɹɪˈmɛntəl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Anything harmful.
    • The definition of a parasite is a microbe that lives in you or on you to its benefit and to your detriment. In other words, the detrimentals suck the life out of you. 2012, Dr. Frank Springob, Bugs in My Brain, Poison on My Plate, page 137:
    • I'm afraid it may be the detrimentals, the poets, and æsthetes, and impressionist painters, who will rave about her. 2022, M. E. Braddon, Beyond These Voices:

Forms

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detrimentals Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (1)

pl szkodnik (anything harmful)