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det·ri·ment
(dĕt′rə-mənt)n.
1. Damage, harm, or loss: took a long leave of absence without detriment to her career.
2. Something that causes damage, harm, or loss: Smoking is a detriment to good health. See Synonyms at disadvantage.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dētrīmentum, from dētrītus, past participle of dēterere, to lessen, wear down : dē-, de- + terere, to rub; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]
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detriment
(ˈdɛtrɪmənt)n
1. disadvantage or damage; harm; loss
2. a cause of disadvantage or damage
[C15: from Latin dētrīmentum, a rubbing off, hence damage, from dēterere to rub away, from de- + terere to rub]
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det•ri•ment
(ˈdɛ trə mənt)n.
1. loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury.
2. a cause of loss or damage.
[1400–50; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin dētrīmentum loss, damage =dētrī- (see detritus) + -mentum -ment]
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Noun | 1. | detriment - a damage or loss expense - a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of" |
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detriment
noun damage, loss, harm, injury, hurt, prejudice, disadvantage, impairment, disservice She supported her husband's career to the detriment of her own.
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detriment
noun2. An unfavorable condition, circumstance, or characteristic:
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ضَرَر، أذى، إساءَه
neprospěchškodaúkor
skade
skaîi
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kaitējums
detriment
[ˈdetrɪmənt] N → detrimento m, perjuicio mto the detriment of → en detrimento or perjuicio de
without detriment to → sin (causar) detrimento or perjuicio a
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detriment
[ˈdɛtrɪmənt] nto the detriment of → au détriment de, au préjudice de
without detriment to → sans porter atteinte à, sans porter préjudice à, sans conséquences fâcheuses pour
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detriment
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
detriment
[ˈdɛtrɪmənt] n → detrimento, dannoto the detriment of → a or con detrimento di, a danno di
without detriment to → senza danno a
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detriment
(ˈdetrimənt) noun harm, damage or disadvantage. to the detriment of his health.
ˌdetriˈmental (-ˈmen-) adjective causing harm or damage.
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