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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 yvlog 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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of detrimental1

First recorded in 1650–60; detriment + -al 1
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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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District Judge Orla Austin told the court of the defendant: "She lacks insight that her presence could have a detrimental effect on the women attending the clinic, their associates, staff and members of the public."

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Adding that such a tax was common across Europe "without any detrimental impact on their tourism sectors" and was a "sustainable way to support local economies and tourism infrastructure".

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In the workplace, where efficiency is valued, spending extra time on this sort of perfectionism was detrimental to their overall performance.

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