detriment
noun
loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury.
detriments
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pluralof detriment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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On Jan. 30, during an appearance before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Kennedy doubled down on the detriments of UPFs.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2025
In an hourlong conversation, in a hotel somewhat more modest than Moscow’s Metropol, they discussed claustrophobia, facial hair and the benefits and detriments of working with a spouse.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2024
A founder of the Indian National Congress, he expressed the opinions of many middle-class Indians in 1871 when he wrote on the subject of the benefits and detriments of British rule of India.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Palmer spoke with The Washington Post about the many jobs she holds, the detriments of living superficially and why working on her first Peele project was so refreshing.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2022
They point also to the truth, as I take it to be, that the lack of privacy is one of the most serious detriments of public-school life.
From Lore of Proserpine by Maurice Henry Hewlett
