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detriment
/ˈdɛtɹɪmənt/
noun 4verb 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
cruel, literary, own, poor, social
VERB + DETRIMENT
exploited, results, uttered
DETRIMENT + NOUN
health, japan, luck, translation
PREP.
with
ADV.
quickly, unfortunately
Definitions
noun
1
Harm, hurt, damage.
“But marriage in secret, Nikolay Vsyevolodovitch — a fatal secret. I receive money from you, and I'm suddenly asked the question, 'What's that money for?' My hands are tied; I cannot answer to the detriment of my sister, to the detriment of the family honour.”
"Would it be fair to say that when it came to making trouble, you'd make up for what you didn't absolutely know . . . and to our detriment?"
2
A charge made to students and barristers for incidental repairs of the rooms they occupy.
3
The position or state of a planet when it is in the sign opposite its house, considered to weaken it.
Saturn, Jupiter and Mars from their conjunction to their opposition with the Sun are Oriental, and gain two fortitudes; but from their Opposition to their Conjunction are occidental, and incur two detriments.
DEJECTION [with Astrol.] said of the planets, when in their detriment, i.e. when they have lost their force or influence by reason of being in opposition to some other, which check and contract them.
4
The position or state of being eclipsed, entirely dark (sable).
Argent, a Moon in her detriment or Eclipse Sable[…]
Moon in its Detriment, or Wane
verb
1
To be detrimental to; to harm or mar.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a damage or loss
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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“But marriage in secret, Nikolay Vsyevolodovitch — a fatal secret. I receive money from you, and I'm suddenly asked the question, 'What's that money for?' My hands are tied; I cannot answer to the det
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"Would it be fair to say that when it came to making trouble, you'd make up for what you didn't absolutely know . . . and to our detriment?"
Wiktionary03
“There’s far more evidence for coffee’s benefits than harms,” Dr. Cryer said — which is something worth keeping in mind, he added, while you scroll through social media stories that profess the brew’s
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For too long society has placed sole emphasis on children's test results, to the detriment of social discipline.
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The poor educational policy is a detriment to Japan.
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The family tried to save money by scrimping on food to the detriment of their own health.
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