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detrimental

[ de-truh-men-tl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

detrimental

/ ˌdɛtrɪˈmɛntəl /

whenpostpositive, foll by to harmful; injurious; prejudicial
smoking can be detrimental to health

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First recorded in 1650–60; detriment + -al ¹

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The turbulent waters caused one of his oars to crack, which—without a motor or a sail—can be severely detrimental to his voyage.

Well, that is very beneficial to the spouse who has a new job in LA, but detrimental to the one who left a job in New York.

Fonda was always willing to speak out even when it might be detrimental to her career.

And, for that reason alone, they can be more detrimental to others.

The company batted off concerns over rising prices and the detrimental effects on competition and consumer choice.

As a good-looking young bachelor, though a detrimental, he had been very popular.

According to this comparison, we have a right to reject it, if we find it detrimental to the welfare of mankind.

I suggested that it might be possible to get a secure twenty thousand a year by at least detrimental methods—socially speaking.

What we may do to correct, insure or perfect our healthy tissues will have a detrimental effect upon some other part of our body.

All their effect on him was detrimental: they turned him black.

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