detriment
[ de-truh-muh nt ]
/ ˈdɛ trə mənt /
noun
loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury.
a cause of loss or damage.
Origin of detriment
synonym study for detriment
1. See
damage.
Words nearby detriment
detract,
detraction,
detractive,
detrain,
detribalize,
detriment,
detrimental,
detrition,
detritivore,
detritovore,
detritus
Example sentences from the Web for detriment
British Dictionary definitions for detriment
detriment
/ (ˈdɛtrɪmənt) /
noun
disadvantage or damage; harm; loss
a cause of disadvantage or damage
Word Origin for detriment
C15: from Latin
dētrīmentum, a rubbing off, hence damage, from
dēterere to rub away, from
de- +
terere to rub