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    detrimental
    /ˌdɛtrɪˈmɛntl/

    adjective

    • 1. tending to cause harm: "recent policies have been detrimental to the interests of many old people"

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  2. Detrimental means causing harm or damage, especially to something or someone. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences with synonyms, antonyms and translations.

    • English (US)

      adjective. formal us / ˌdet.rəˈmen.t̬ ə l / uk /...

    • Traditional

      DETRIMENTAL translate: 有危害的,有損害的. Learn more in the...

    • Simplified

      DETRIMENTAL translate: 有危害的,有损害的. Learn more in the...

    • Detrimental in Spanish

      DETRIMENTAL translate: perjudicial, perjudicial. Learn more...

  3. Detrimental means obviously harmful or damaging to something specified. See synonyms, examples, word history, and usage of detrimental as an adjective and a noun.

  4. Detrimental means causing harm or damage, such as detrimental effect or impact. Learn more about this formal adjective, its synonyms, opposites, and usage examples from various sources.

  5. Detrimental is a more official, formal way of talking about things that do harm. A dog who likes digging holes can be detrimental to a garden. If you're writing a paper and want to pick an alternative to harmful that sounds more formal, detrimental is a great choice.

  6. detrimental (to somebody/something) harmful synonym damaging. the sun’s detrimental effect on skin; The policy will be detrimental to the peace process. This move could be seriously detrimental to the economy. Emissions from the factory are widely suspected of having a detrimental effect on health.

  7. Find 90 words that mean causing or capable of causing harm, such as harmful, damaging, or deleterious. Learn how to use detrimental and its synonyms in sentences and see examples of contrast with antonyms.

  8. Detrimental means harmful or damaging to something else. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, synonyms, pronunciation and grammar.