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
Salmon farming has received its share of criticism for being detrimental to the environment.
Robots being incorporated into dance routines is detrimental to the true beauty of the art of dancing.
Im sure that could be quite detrimental for some of the less resilient species.
Part of our job is to show people that attacking the unions is wrong and why is detrimental to the well-being of working people.
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