detrimental

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin *detrimentalis, from Latin detrimentum (“harm”), from deterere (“to rub off, wear”), from de- (“down, away”) + terere (“to rub or grab”).

Adjective

detrimental (comparative more detrimental, superlative most detrimental)

1. Causing damage or harm.

   Smoking tobacco can be detrimental to your health.

Synonyms

• (causing damage or harm): harmful, injurious; see also Wikisaurus:harmful

Antonyms

• (causing damage or harm): beneficial

Related terms

• detriment

Translations

causing damage or harm

Bulgarian: вреден (bg), увреждащ (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: simpl. 有害的 Danish: skadelig (da) Dutch: schadelijk (nl) Finnish: vahingollinen (fi), haitallinen (fi) French: nuisible (fr), néfaste (fr)

German: schädlich (de) Hungarian: ártalmas (hu) Japanese: 害する (gaisuru), 損なう (sokonau) Norwegian: skadelig (no) Portuguese: danoso (pt), prejudicial (pt) Russian: вредный (ru), вредоносный (ru) Spanish: dañar (es)

External links

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