causing detriment; harmful
Origin of detrimental
see detriment
Smoking is detrimental to your health.
The definition of detrimental is something that is harmful.
An example of detrimental is smoking cigarettes.
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adjective
Causing damage or harm; injurious.
Related Forms:
- det′ri·men′tal·ly
adverb
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Adjective
(comparative more detrimental, superlative most detrimental)
Origin
From Medieval Latin *detrimentalis, from Latin detrimentum (“harm”), from deterere (“to rub off, wear”), from de- (“down, away”) + terere (“to rub or grab”).
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Sentence Examples
- It will have detrimental effects on the healing process.
- The new law will have detrimental influences on future tobacco use.
- It was an example of the detrimental effect that passive smoking can have on anyone's health.
- She was receiving detrimental treatment on account of her maternity leave.
- The delay in processing the form had not, in this case, proven detrimental to the patent process.
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Words near detrimental in the dictionary
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