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detriment
[ de-truh-muhnt ]
noun
- loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury.
- a cause of loss or damage.
detriment
/ ˈdɛtrɪmənt /
noun
- disadvantage or damage; harm; loss
- a cause of disadvantage or damage
Word History and Origins
Origin of detriment1
Word History and Origins
Origin of detriment1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
There seems to be so much pressure to reinvent the wheel these days, to a detriment when it comes to TV programming.
But according to Rob Lowe, a man who possesses all of these qualities, being too pretty as an actor is actually a detriment.
On the other hand, if we remain on the same path, then it is—or should be—a huge detriment to his standing.
We take our cultural icons very seriously, often to both their detriment and ours.
In geopolitics, this is where regions or states fracture into smaller, mutually-hostile units to the detriment of all.
Thus will my beloved country be governed, without detriment to the integrity of Spain.
THE angel explains to Mary how, without detriment to her virginity, she will become a mother.
Securing these, Asia may send over her millions of idol-worshippers without detriment to ourselves.
He draws to himself rather more than his share of interest and sympathy, to the detriment of the protagonist.
More than once the Assembly failed in attendance, to the serious detriment of the public.
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