detrimental

[ de-truh-men-tl ]

/ ˌdɛ trəˈmɛn tl /

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adjective

causing detriment, as loss or injury; damaging; harmful.

noun

a detrimental person or thing.

Origin of detrimental

First recorded in 1650–60; detriment + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM detrimental

det·ri·men·tal·i·ty, det·ri·men·tal·ness, noun det·ri·men·tal·ly, adverb non·det·ri·men·tal, adjective non·det·ri·men·tal·ly, adverb

pre·det·ri·men·tal, adjective un·det·ri·men·tal, adjective un·det·ri·men·tal·ly, adverb

Words nearby detrimental

detraction, detractive, detrain, detribalize, detriment, detrimental, detrition, detritivore, detritovore, detritus, detroit

Example sentences from the Web for detrimental

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It is detrimental to the voter whose proclivity is thereby determined.

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But it is detrimental to the highest success to undertake anything merely because it is profitable.

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But the conversation generally had not taken those turns which he had thought would be most detrimental to him.

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The one is altogether just and beneficial; the other is unjust and detrimental.

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Both these privations are detrimental to the planter's work.

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British Dictionary definitions for detrimental

detrimental

/ (ˌdɛtrɪˈmɛntəl) /

adjective

(when postpositive, foll by to) harmful; injurious; prejudicial smoking can be detrimental to health

Derived forms of detrimental

detrimentally, adverb

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