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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Damage

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How to pronounce detriment?

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How to say detriment in sign language?

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. Friday Trump:

   Therefore, please let this letter serve to represent that the Singapore summit, for the good of both parties, but to the detriment of the world, will not take place.

2. Jeff Popick:

   George, truth be told, I’ve been TOO patient and TOO loyal and have allowed horrible and abusive treatment that has worked to our severe detriment. You have made us broken promises galore, to the extent that they are not only deplorable, but downright actionable.

3. 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.

4. Tobe Berkovitz:

   Most political coverage, and this is pre-age-of-Donald Embracing Trump, has been obsessed with personalities, obsessed with horse races, obsessed with scandal to the detriment of trying to inform the public about issues, but right now, people are paying over five bucks a gallon for gas, some families can't find formula for their infants, there's a war still raging in Urkaine and inflation is out of control. One would hope that both the politicians and the media would focus more on these.

5. John Allen:

   Much of our strategic attention and much of our strategic capacity was diverted into Iraq, to the detriment of the war.

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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
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=detriment