detrimental
/,detri'mentl/
Definition
Adjective: Causing harm, damage, or negative effects; injurious.
Usage
The adjective "detrimental" describes something that has a harmful or damaging effect on a person, thing, or situation. It is a formal word often used in academic, legal, medical, and professional contexts. It is frequently followed by the preposition "to."
Examples
- Smoking is detrimental to your health.
- The new policy had a detrimental effect on employee morale.
- A lack of sleep can be detrimental to academic performance.
- The lawyer argued that the evidence was detrimental to his client's case.
Advanced Usage
- "Prove detrimental to": To ultimately cause harm to something.
- The budget cuts proved detrimental to the quality of the research.
- "Without being detrimental to": Without causing harm to something else.
- We can increase efficiency without being detrimental to product quality.
Variants and Related Words
- Detriment (noun): Harm or damage.
- He works long hours to the detriment of his family life.
- Detrimentally (adverb): In a harmful manner.
- The chemicals affected the wildlife detrimentally.
Synonyms
- Harmful
- Damaging
- Injurious
- Deleterious
- Adverse
- Prejudicial
Antonyms
- Beneficial
- Advantageous
- Helpful
- Favorable
Adjective
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(sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
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damaging to career and reputation
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the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant
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