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detriment

[ de-truh-muhnt ]
/ ˈdɛ trə mənt /
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noun

loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury.
a cause of loss or damage.

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Origin of detriment

1400–50; late Middle English (<Middle French ) <Latin dētrīmentum loss, damage, equivalent to dētrī- (see detritus) + -mentum-ment

synonym study for detriment

1. See damage.

Words nearby detriment

detract, detraction, detractive, detrain, detribalize, detriment, detrimental, detrition, detritivore, detritovore, detritus
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Words related to detriment

loss, harm, mischief, handicap, disability, damage, hurt, liability, drawback, prejudice, disservice, injury, impairment, spoiling, marring

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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
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