Definitions for detriment
ˈdɛ trə məntdetri·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. detriment, hurtnoun

   a damage or loss

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. detrimentnoun

   harm, hurt, damage.

2. Etymology: From detriment, from detrimentum, from deterere, from de- + terere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DETRIMENTnoun

   Loss; damage; mischief; diminution; harm.

   Etymology: detrimentum, Latin.

   Difficult it must needs have been for one Christian church to abolish that which all had received and held for the space of many ages, and that without any detriment unto religion. Richard Hooker, b. iv. s. 14.

   I can repair
   That detriment, if such it be, to lose
   Self-lost. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vii. l. 152.

   If your joint pow’r prevail, th’ affairs of hell
   No detriment need fear: go, and be strong. John Milton, P. Lost.

   There often falls out so many things to be done on the sudden, that some of them must of necessity be neglected for that whole year, which is the greatest detriment to this whole mystery. John Evelyn, Kalendar.

   Let a family burn but a candle a night less than the usual number, and they may take in the Spectator without detriment to their private affairs. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 486.

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1. detriment

   Detriment refers to any kind of harm, damage, or disadvantage caused to someone or something. It refers to a negative impact or consequence that results in loss, injury, or harm.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Detrimentnoun

   that which injures or causes damage; mischief; harm; diminution; loss; damage; -- used very generically; as, detriments to property, religion, morals, etc

2. Detrimentnoun

   a charge made to students and barristers for incidental repairs of the rooms they occupy

3. Detrimentverb

   to do injury to; to hurt

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1. Detriment

   In astrology, a celestial body is said to be in detriment, or exile, when it is posited in the zodiac sign opposite the sign it rules. When a celestial body is in detriment it is said to be not comfortable in that sign and to tend to operate with the least strength. The sign detriments are as follows: ⁕Signs of detriment for the non-visible planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are not firmly established or as widely applied as those of the seven classical planets.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Detriment

   det′ri-ment, n. diminution: damage: loss.—adj. Detriment′al. [L. detrimentum—de, off, and terĕre, tritum, to rub.]

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1. • Damage

How to pronounce detriment?

1. Alex

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of detriment in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of detriment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of detriment in a Sentence

1. Dennis Hastert:

   Ultimately any time that a person has to, as a leader, be on the hot seat and he is a detriment to the party, there ought to be a change. I became speaker in a situation like that, i don’t think that’s the case. I said I haven’t done anything wrong.

2. Kelly Davis:

   It’s pretty exciting to see how you can change work and see an effect on family life without the detriment to work.

3. Dan Snyder:

   I have admittedly been too hands-off as an owner and allowed others to have day-today control to the detriment of our organization. Going forward I am going to be more involved, and we have already made major changes in personnel bringing in new leadership to drive cultural transformation on and off the field. In addition, we are assembling a world class team of external advisors to both investigate these allegations and create an actionable and measurable plan to change our culture.

4. Mike Huckabee:

   (Trump) uses language that as you know ... I don't use, and maybe that's to my detriment this year, maybe it would be better if I did, but that's not who I am.

5. Krishna Udayakumar:

   When Kathy Kinlaw look at the Krishna Udayakumar and global distribution of vaccines, Kathy Kinlaw have to first ask, is the US in a position to help other people ? The US means The US won't be of detriment to The US own people, in this case Americans, so do we have the resources to share with other countries who are really struggling with the Covid pandemic ? And simply put, right now, the answer is yes.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=detriment
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Detriment
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=detriment
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detriment
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=detriment
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=detriment