Definition of detriment in English:

detriment

noun ˈdɛtrɪm(ə)ntˈdɛtrəmənt

mass noun

1The state of being harmed or damaged.
he is engrossed in his work to the detriment of his married life
light industry can be carried out in a residential area without detriment to its amenities
Example sentencesExamples
- This is the activity that sucks up my time to the detriment of other things.
- Machinery has replaced a lot of the labour, to the detriment of the social aspects of working on the land.
- It is a pity that they should wish to finance this by selling land for speculative building development to the detriment of our environment.
- This can be done without detriment to Israel and probably to its long-term benefit.
- To the detriment of facts and objective analysis, speech that is normally confined to the private world is now rampant in the public one.
- Once again, agriculture was used to solve social problems to the detriment of the industry.
- Our real task is to maintain this position of disparity without detriment to our national security.
- In fact, bigger players pitted themselves against smaller players, much to the detriment of the sector.
- They are people who have focused on their career to the detriment of their relationships, so they don't see that this is a challenge to do at all.
- By holding on to the bulk of the land to the detriment of the millions of suffering peasants, the white farmers were made to look greedy and callous.
- Mislabelling is an unpleasant example of the way retailers force their way between customers and producers to the detriment of both.
- I do love what I do, sometimes to the detriment of me as a person.
- Unfortunately adults tend to take this provision for granted to the detriment of the survival of the Youth Club.
- The reports also criticised the fact that too much public focus goes on asylum seekers to the detriment of migrants.
- She says they will work to the detriment of people who work in the sugar fields and factories and to the detriment of the environment.
- Much of this work is often done in their free time, outside of normal working hours and to the detriment of family and personal commitments.
- This must represent the child's presumed will and may be revoked at any time without detriment to the child.
- When are we going to learn in this country that placating the minority to the detriment of the law-abiding community will only end in chaos?
- The one person is there in whom God and man are one, without detriment to one or the other.
- It is not that this principle is wrong, but that the pursuit of it is most often being done to the detriment of others as we can see quite often.
1. 1.1count noun A cause of harm or damage.
  such tests are a detriment to good education
  Example sentencesExamples
  Discretionary decisions by courts commonly involve weighing the benefits and detriments of a potential outcome.
  I'm saddened by this media frenzy because a great opportunity to talk about the benefits and detriments of psychiatric care has been missed.
  His lack of mobility and limited lateral movement were major detriments for the Jets' offense in 2003, when offensive coordinator Paul Hackett took repeated and unwarranted hits for his play design.
  Nostalgia for a bygone era is understandable, especially if the benefits of subsequent positive changes are overlooked and any new detriments emphasised.
  Most Canadians seem so focused on facility in English and/or French that other languages including the original ones are seen as detriments rather than strengths.
  The detriments of motherhood result from a murky mix of women's inherently weak bargaining position and their own real preferences.
  Forty years ago we had theories about equality - how it should be defined, how it could be promoted and how its detriments could be avoided.
  Conversely, the ‘accumulation of disadvantage’ for women creates very real job detriments.
  If we were truly attempting to remove discrimination and treat people equally, same-sex couples should be taking the bad with the good - the detriments and obligations along with the benefits.
  Indeed, for many people it was and is, but my own opinion is that too many people allow the film's merits to overcome two very significant detriments - its length and the presence of Gary Cooper.
  Like in any other profession, there were detriments.
  Whining, complaining, blaming and making excuses are detriments to good communication.
  For example, besides the physiological detriments, cigarette use often precedes marijuana and alcohol use and is concurrent with other risk behaviors such as fighting.
  But these are the detriments of attracting foreign investment.
  That is, do science's potential detriments outweigh its positive contributions to society?
  After all, HP's shareholders were split almost 50-50 on the Compaq deal at the time, and since then, it has become clear the detriments outweighed the benefits.
  Fundamentalists, be they Christian, Muslim or Jewish, are self-righteous detriments to tolerant societies.
  Studies - from the American Medical Journal to the University of New South Wales - have told us that there are significant physical health detriments to the individual from prolonged use of marijuana.
  But such generalizations are detriments to the impending debate because they obscure what really matters.
  One of the biggest detriments to Bradford improving its image is the number of vehicles which are stolen and abandoned on the streets by the thieves.
  Synonyms
  harm, damage, injury, hurt, impairment, loss, prejudice, disadvantage, disservice, ill, wrong, mischief
  British disbenefit

Origin

Late Middle English in the sense 'loss sustained by damage': from Old French, from Latin detrimentum, from detri-, stem of deterere 'wear away'.

Definition of detriment in US English:

detriment

nounˈdetrəməntˈdɛtrəmənt

1The state of being harmed or damaged.
he is engrossed in his work to the detriment of his married life
Example sentencesExamples
- When are we going to learn in this country that placating the minority to the detriment of the law-abiding community will only end in chaos?
- They are people who have focused on their career to the detriment of their relationships, so they don't see that this is a challenge to do at all.
- Unfortunately adults tend to take this provision for granted to the detriment of the survival of the Youth Club.
- Much of this work is often done in their free time, outside of normal working hours and to the detriment of family and personal commitments.
- In fact, bigger players pitted themselves against smaller players, much to the detriment of the sector.
- She says they will work to the detriment of people who work in the sugar fields and factories and to the detriment of the environment.
- The reports also criticised the fact that too much public focus goes on asylum seekers to the detriment of migrants.
- It is not that this principle is wrong, but that the pursuit of it is most often being done to the detriment of others as we can see quite often.
- By holding on to the bulk of the land to the detriment of the millions of suffering peasants, the white farmers were made to look greedy and callous.
- This is the activity that sucks up my time to the detriment of other things.
- The one person is there in whom God and man are one, without detriment to one or the other.
- Our real task is to maintain this position of disparity without detriment to our national security.
- This must represent the child's presumed will and may be revoked at any time without detriment to the child.
- This can be done without detriment to Israel and probably to its long-term benefit.
- Machinery has replaced a lot of the labour, to the detriment of the social aspects of working on the land.
- Once again, agriculture was used to solve social problems to the detriment of the industry.
- Mislabelling is an unpleasant example of the way retailers force their way between customers and producers to the detriment of both.
- To the detriment of facts and objective analysis, speech that is normally confined to the private world is now rampant in the public one.
- I do love what I do, sometimes to the detriment of me as a person.
- It is a pity that they should wish to finance this by selling land for speculative building development to the detriment of our environment.
1. 1.1 A cause of harm or damage.
  such tests are a detriment to good education
  Example sentencesExamples
  The detriments of motherhood result from a murky mix of women's inherently weak bargaining position and their own real preferences.
  Studies - from the American Medical Journal to the University of New South Wales - have told us that there are significant physical health detriments to the individual from prolonged use of marijuana.
  Like in any other profession, there were detriments.
  But these are the detriments of attracting foreign investment.
  Indeed, for many people it was and is, but my own opinion is that too many people allow the film's merits to overcome two very significant detriments - its length and the presence of Gary Cooper.
  Whining, complaining, blaming and making excuses are detriments to good communication.
  After all, HP's shareholders were split almost 50-50 on the Compaq deal at the time, and since then, it has become clear the detriments outweighed the benefits.
  Nostalgia for a bygone era is understandable, especially if the benefits of subsequent positive changes are overlooked and any new detriments emphasised.
  I'm saddened by this media frenzy because a great opportunity to talk about the benefits and detriments of psychiatric care has been missed.
  For example, besides the physiological detriments, cigarette use often precedes marijuana and alcohol use and is concurrent with other risk behaviors such as fighting.
  Discretionary decisions by courts commonly involve weighing the benefits and detriments of a potential outcome.
  Conversely, the ‘accumulation of disadvantage’ for women creates very real job detriments.
  One of the biggest detriments to Bradford improving its image is the number of vehicles which are stolen and abandoned on the streets by the thieves.
  Fundamentalists, be they Christian, Muslim or Jewish, are self-righteous detriments to tolerant societies.
  Forty years ago we had theories about equality - how it should be defined, how it could be promoted and how its detriments could be avoided.
  His lack of mobility and limited lateral movement were major detriments for the Jets' offense in 2003, when offensive coordinator Paul Hackett took repeated and unwarranted hits for his play design.
  Most Canadians seem so focused on facility in English and/or French that other languages including the original ones are seen as detriments rather than strengths.
  That is, do science's potential detriments outweigh its positive contributions to society?
  If we were truly attempting to remove discrimination and treat people equally, same-sex couples should be taking the bad with the good - the detriments and obligations along with the benefits.
  But such generalizations are detriments to the impending debate because they obscure what really matters.
  Synonyms
  harm, damage, injury, hurt, impairment, loss, prejudice, disadvantage, disservice, ill, wrong, mischief

Origin

Late Middle English in the sense ‘loss sustained by damage’: from Old French, from Latin detrimentum, from detri-, stem of deterere ‘wear away’.

单词	detriment
释义	Definition of detriment in English: detriment noun ˈdɛtrɪm(ə)ntˈdɛtrəmənt mass noun 1The state of being harmed or damaged. he is engrossed in his work to the detriment of his married life light industry can be carried out in a residential area without detriment to its amenities Example sentencesExamples This is the activity that sucks up my time to the detriment of other things. Machinery has replaced a lot of the labour, to the detriment of the social aspects of working on the land. It is a pity that they should wish to finance this by selling land for speculative building development to the detriment of our environment. This can be done without detriment to Israel and probably to its long-term benefit. To the detriment of facts and objective analysis, speech that is normally confined to the private world is now rampant in the public one. Once again, agriculture was used to solve social problems to the detriment of the industry. Our real task is to maintain this position of disparity without detriment to our national security. In fact, bigger players pitted themselves against smaller players, much to the detriment of the sector. They are people who have focused on their career to the detriment of their relationships, so they don't see that this is a challenge to do at all. By holding on to the bulk of the land to the detriment of the millions of suffering peasants, the white farmers were made to look greedy and callous. Mislabelling is an unpleasant example of the way retailers force their way between customers and producers to the detriment of both. I do love what I do, sometimes to the detriment of me as a person. Unfortunately adults tend to take this provision for granted to the detriment of the survival of the Youth Club. The reports also criticised the fact that too much public focus goes on asylum seekers to the detriment of migrants. She says they will work to the detriment of people who work in the sugar fields and factories and to the detriment of the environment. Much of this work is often done in their free time, outside of normal working hours and to the detriment of family and personal commitments. This must represent the child's presumed will and may be revoked at any time without detriment to the child. When are we going to learn in this country that placating the minority to the detriment of the law-abiding community will only end in chaos? The one person is there in whom God and man are one, without detriment to one or the other. It is not that this principle is wrong, but that the pursuit of it is most often being done to the detriment of others as we can see quite often. 1.1count noun A cause of harm or damage. such tests are a detriment to good education Example sentencesExamples Discretionary decisions by courts commonly involve weighing the benefits and detriments of a potential outcome. I'm saddened by this media frenzy because a great opportunity to talk about the benefits and detriments of psychiatric care has been missed. His lack of mobility and limited lateral movement were major detriments for the Jets' offense in 2003, when offensive coordinator Paul Hackett took repeated and unwarranted hits for his play design. Nostalgia for a bygone era is understandable, especially if the benefits of subsequent positive changes are overlooked and any new detriments emphasised. Most Canadians seem so focused on facility in English and/or French that other languages including the original ones are seen as detriments rather than strengths. The detriments of motherhood result from a murky mix of women's inherently weak bargaining position and their own real preferences. Forty years ago we had theories about equality - how it should be defined, how it could be promoted and how its detriments could be avoided. Conversely, the ‘accumulation of disadvantage’ for women creates very real job detriments. If we were truly attempting to remove discrimination and treat people equally, same-sex couples should be taking the bad with the good - the detriments and obligations along with the benefits. Indeed, for many people it was and is, but my own opinion is that too many people allow the film's merits to overcome two very significant detriments - its length and the presence of Gary Cooper. Like in any other profession, there were detriments. Whining, complaining, blaming and making excuses are detriments to good communication. For example, besides the physiological detriments, cigarette use often precedes marijuana and alcohol use and is concurrent with other risk behaviors such as fighting. But these are the detriments of attracting foreign investment. That is, do science's potential detriments outweigh its positive contributions to society? After all, HP's shareholders were split almost 50-50 on the Compaq deal at the time, and since then, it has become clear the detriments outweighed the benefits. Fundamentalists, be they Christian, Muslim or Jewish, are self-righteous detriments to tolerant societies. Studies - from the American Medical Journal to the University of New South Wales - have told us that there are significant physical health detriments to the individual from prolonged use of marijuana. But such generalizations are detriments to the impending debate because they obscure what really matters. One of the biggest detriments to Bradford improving its image is the number of vehicles which are stolen and abandoned on the streets by the thieves. Synonyms harm, damage, injury, hurt, impairment, loss, prejudice, disadvantage, disservice, ill, wrong, mischief British disbenefit Origin Late Middle English in the sense 'loss sustained by damage': from Old French, from Latin detrimentum, from detri-, stem of deterere 'wear away'. Definition of detriment in US English: detriment nounˈdetrəməntˈdɛtrəmənt 1The state of being harmed or damaged. he is engrossed in his work to the detriment of his married life Example sentencesExamples When are we going to learn in this country that placating the minority to the detriment of the law-abiding community will only end in chaos? They are people who have focused on their career to the detriment of their relationships, so they don't see that this is a challenge to do at all. Unfortunately adults tend to take this provision for granted to the detriment of the survival of the Youth Club. Much of this work is often done in their free time, outside of normal working hours and to the detriment of family and personal commitments. In fact, bigger players pitted themselves against smaller players, much to the detriment of the sector. She says they will work to the detriment of people who work in the sugar fields and factories and to the detriment of the environment. The reports also criticised the fact that too much public focus goes on asylum seekers to the detriment of migrants. It is not that this principle is wrong, but that the pursuit of it is most often being done to the detriment of others as we can see quite often. By holding on to the bulk of the land to the detriment of the millions of suffering peasants, the white farmers were made to look greedy and callous. This is the activity that sucks up my time to the detriment of other things. The one person is there in whom God and man are one, without detriment to one or the other. Our real task is to maintain this position of disparity without detriment to our national security. This must represent the child's presumed will and may be revoked at any time without detriment to the child. This can be done without detriment to Israel and probably to its long-term benefit. Machinery has replaced a lot of the labour, to the detriment of the social aspects of working on the land. Once again, agriculture was used to solve social problems to the detriment of the industry. Mislabelling is an unpleasant example of the way retailers force their way between customers and producers to the detriment of both. To the detriment of facts and objective analysis, speech that is normally confined to the private world is now rampant in the public one. I do love what I do, sometimes to the detriment of me as a person. It is a pity that they should wish to finance this by selling land for speculative building development to the detriment of our environment. 1.1 A cause of harm or damage. such tests are a detriment to good education Example sentencesExamples The detriments of motherhood result from a murky mix of women's inherently weak bargaining position and their own real preferences. Studies - from the American Medical Journal to the University of New South Wales - have told us that there are significant physical health detriments to the individual from prolonged use of marijuana. Like in any other profession, there were detriments. But these are the detriments of attracting foreign investment. Indeed, for many people it was and is, but my own opinion is that too many people allow the film's merits to overcome two very significant detriments - its length and the presence of Gary Cooper. Whining, complaining, blaming and making excuses are detriments to good communication. After all, HP's shareholders were split almost 50-50 on the Compaq deal at the time, and since then, it has become clear the detriments outweighed the benefits. Nostalgia for a bygone era is understandable, especially if the benefits of subsequent positive changes are overlooked and any new detriments emphasised. I'm saddened by this media frenzy because a great opportunity to talk about the benefits and detriments of psychiatric care has been missed. For example, besides the physiological detriments, cigarette use often precedes marijuana and alcohol use and is concurrent with other risk behaviors such as fighting. Discretionary decisions by courts commonly involve weighing the benefits and detriments of a potential outcome. Conversely, the ‘accumulation of disadvantage’ for women creates very real job detriments. One of the biggest detriments to Bradford improving its image is the number of vehicles which are stolen and abandoned on the streets by the thieves. Fundamentalists, be they Christian, Muslim or Jewish, are self-righteous detriments to tolerant societies. Forty years ago we had theories about equality - how it should be defined, how it could be promoted and how its detriments could be avoided. His lack of mobility and limited lateral movement were major detriments for the Jets' offense in 2003, when offensive coordinator Paul Hackett took repeated and unwarranted hits for his play design. Most Canadians seem so focused on facility in English and/or French that other languages including the original ones are seen as detriments rather than strengths. That is, do science's potential detriments outweigh its positive contributions to society? If we were truly attempting to remove discrimination and treat people equally, same-sex couples should be taking the bad with the good - the detriments and obligations along with the benefits. But such generalizations are detriments to the impending debate because they obscure what really matters. Synonyms harm, damage, injury, hurt, impairment, loss, prejudice, disadvantage, disservice, ill, wrong, mischief Origin Late Middle English in the sense ‘loss sustained by damage’: from Old French, from Latin detrimentum, from detri-, stem of deterere ‘wear away’.
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