detrimental
Use Detrimental in a sentence
trəˈmɛn adjective
1.
causing detriment; damaging; harmful.
noun
2.
a detrimental person or thing.
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detrimental (ˌdɛtrɪˈmɛntəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj (when postpositive, | |
| harmful; injurious; prejudicial: smoking can be detrimental to health | |
| detri'mentally | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
There is no evidence that eating microwaved foods is detrimental to humans or animals.
Desalinization is energy intensive and produces an extremely concentrated brine byproduct with detrimental environmental effects.
Even a shift in a few degrees in temperature can be detrimental to coral, causing it to bleach and even die.
The same mentality believes in alternative medicine that is often detrimental or even conventional medication that is unnecessary.
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