detrimental
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detrimental
- /ˌdɛtɹɪˈmɛntəl/
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin *dētrīmentālis, from Latin dētrīmentum (“harm”), from dēterō (“to rub off, wear”), from dē- (“down, away”) + terō (“to rub or grab”).
adjective more detrimental · most detrimental
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Causing damage or harm.
Smoking tobacco can be detrimental to your health.
Similar: harmful, damaging, injurious, deleterious, detrimental, hurtful, inimical, mischievous, nocent, nocuous, noxious, noisome · Opposite: beneficial
noun detrimentals
- Anything harmful. The definition of a parasite is a microbe that lives in you or on you to its benefit and to your detriment. In other words, the detrimentals suck the life out of you.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: damaging, harmful, prejudicial, prejudicious, injurious, hurtful, deleterious, noxious, devastating, harm, pernicious, disastrous, calamitous, destructive, disruptive, ruinous
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adj causing damage or harm
| Español | perjudicial, detrimental, desventajoso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 해로운 haeroun |
| 日本語 | 害する gai suru, 損なう sokonau, 有害な yūgai na |
| 中文 | 有害的 yǒuhài de |
| हिन्दी | हानिकारक hānikārak, अपकारी apkārī |
| Português | danoso, prejudicial |
| Français | nuisible, néfaste |
| Deutsch | schädlich, abträglich |
| Italiano | dannoso, lesivo |
| Ελληνικά | επιβλαβής epivlavís |
| Română | dăunător, vătămător |
| Русский | вре́дный vrédnyj, вредоно́сный vredonósnyj |
| العربية | ضَارّ مُضِرّ ḍārr |
| עברית | מזיק mazík |
Talk about this word "detrimental." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/detrimental. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. detrimental. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/detrimental "detrimental." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/detrimental.Cite this
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title = {detrimental},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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