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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
synonym study for detriment
1. See damage.
Words nearby detriment
detraction, detractive, detractor, detrain, detribalize, detriment, detrimental, detrition, detritivore, detritovore, detritus
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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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