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det·ri·men·tal 
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Audio Help [de-truh-men-tl] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | causing detriment; damaging; harmful. |
| 2. | a detrimental person or thing. |
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detrimental
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| det·ri·men·tal
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adj. Causing damage or harm; injurious. det'ri·men'tal·ly adv. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| detrimental | |
adjective | |
| (sometimes followed by 'to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant" [syn: damaging] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˌdetriˈmental [-ˈmen-] adjective
causing harm or damage
See also: detriment
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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