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detrimental - 3 dictionary results

det⋅ri⋅men⋅tal

[de-truh-men-tl]
–adjective
1. causing detriment; damaging; harmful.
–noun
2. a detrimental person or thing.

Origin:
1650–60; detriment + -al 1


det⋅ri⋅men⋅tal⋅i⋅ty, det⋅ri⋅men⋅tal⋅ness, noun
det⋅ri⋅men⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
det·ri·men·tal   (dět'rə-měn'tl)   
adj.  Causing damage or harm; injurious.
det'ri·men'tal·ly adv.

Detrimental

Det`ri*men"tal\, a. Causing detriment; injurious; hurtful.

Neither dangerous nor detrimental to the donor. --Addison.

Syn: Injurious; hurtful; prejudicial; disadvantageous; mischievous; pernicious.
Language Translation for : detrimental
Spanish: perjudicial,
German: schädlich,
Japanese: 有害な
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