detriment

See also détriment

English

Etymology

From Old French detriment, from Latin detrimentum (“loss, damage, literally a rubbing off”), from deterere (“to rub off, wear”), from de- (“down, away”) + terere (“to rub”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɛtɹəmənt/, SAMPA: /"dEtr@m@nt/

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Noun

Wikipedia detriment (plural detriments)

1. harm, hurt, damage.
   • 1872, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, chapter 7, The Possessed^[1]:

     “But marriage in secret, Nikolay Vsyevolodovitch — a fatal secret. I receive money from you, and I'm suddenly asked the question, 'What's that money for?' My hands are tied; I cannot answer to the detriment of my sister, to the detriment of the family honour.”

Synonyms

• harm
• hurt
• damage

Antonyms

• benefit

Related terms

• detrimental

Translations

harm, hurt, damage

Bulgarian: вреда (bg) f. Chinese: Simplified: 损害 Dutch: schade (nl) n., schadelijk (nl)

Hungarian: hátrány (hu) Italian: detrimento (it) m. Russian: вред (ru) m., ущерб (ru) m.

External links

• detriment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• detriment in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911