detriment
/'detrimənt/
Definition
- Noun:
- Damage or loss: "detriment" refers to harm, damage, or a loss that impairs the value, usefulness, or condition of something or someone.
- A disadvantage or drawback: It can also denote a circumstance or factor that causes harm or puts someone at a disadvantage.
Usage and Examples
- Noun:
- Smoking is a serious detriment to your health. (Smoking causes significant harm to your health.)
- The new policy worked to the detriment of small businesses. (The new policy operated in a way that caused harm to small businesses.)
- He continued his studies without detriment to his part-time job. (He continued his studies without causing harm to his part-time job.)
Advanced Usage
- "To the detriment of (someone/something)": This phrase is used to indicate that an action or situation is causing harm or disadvantage to a specified person or thing.
- The company prioritized speed to the detriment of quality. (The company focused on speed, which harmed the quality.)
- "Without detriment to (someone/something)": This phrase indicates that an action occurs without causing harm or loss.
- The schedule can be adjusted without detriment to the overall project timeline. (The schedule can be changed without harming the overall project timeline.)
Variants and Related Words
- Detrimental (adjective): Causing harm or damage.
- Lack of sleep can be detrimental to your performance.
- Detrimentally (adverb): In a harmful or damaging manner.
- The decision affected the community detrimentally.
Synonyms
- Harm: Physical or mental damage.
- Damage: Impairment to the value, usefulness, or normal function of something.
- Loss: The fact or process of losing something or someone.
- Disadvantage: An unfavorable circumstance or condition that reduces the chances of success.
- Prejudice (archaic in this sense): Harm or injury that results from some action or judgment.
Antonyms
- Benefit: An advantage or profit gained from something.
- Advantage: A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable position.
- Gain: An increase in wealth or resources.
- Boon: A thing that is helpful or beneficial.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "Suffer a detriment": To experience harm or loss.
- The local wildlife suffered a detriment from the pollution.
- "Constitute a detriment": To amount to or represent a harm.
- The high cost constitutes a major detriment to potential buyers.
Noun
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a damage or loss
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