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detriment

[de-truh-muhnt]

noun

  1. loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury.

  2. a cause of loss or damage.



detriment

/ ˈɛٰɪəԳ /

noun

  1. disadvantage or damage; harm; loss

  2. a cause of disadvantage or damage

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of detriment1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English from Middle French, from Latin ŧٰīԳٳܳ “loss, damage,” from ŧٰī- ( detritus ) + -mentum -ment
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Word History and Origins

Origin of detriment1

C15: from Latin ŧٰīԳٳܳ, a rubbing off, hence damage, from ŧٱ to rub away, from de- + terere to rub
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Synonym Study

See damage.
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“Everything was vetted and vetted … to the detriment in some ways of the agency,” the former official said.

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Jennifer Church, attorney for the plaintiffs, said that the case “is really about the American public being misled to the detriment of our local farmers.”

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"We did not have these conversations enough with the rise of social media, much to our collective detriment. But with AI, it is not too late. We can decide what we want."

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"For the first time in Ukraine's history, the Security Service has exposed a Hungarian military intelligence network that was conducting espionage activities to the detriment of our state," the SBU said.

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An employment tribunal in Croydon, south London, found that the incident was a "detriment", meaning it caused harm or a negative impact to Ms Rooke, who worked in a blood donation department.

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