DETRIMENT

detriment, hurt

(noun) a damage or loss

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

detriment (countable and uncountable, plural detriments)

Harm, hurt, damage.

(UK, obsolete) A charge made to students and barristers for incidental repairs of the rooms they occupy.

Usage notes

• Often used in the form "to someone's detriment".

Synonyms

• harm

• hurt

• illfare

• damage

• expense

Antonyms

• benefit

Verb

detriment (third-person singular simple present detriments, present participle detrimenting, simple past and past participle detrimented)

(transitive, mostly, obsolete) To be detrimental to; to harm or mar.

Source: Wiktionary

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Det"ri*ment, n. Etym: [L. detrimentum, fr. deterere, detritum, to rub or wear away; de + terere to rub: cf. F. détriment. See Trite.]

1. That which injures or causes damage; mischief; harm; diminution; loss; damage; -- used very generically; as, detriments to property, religion, morals, etc. I can repair That detriment, if such it be. Milton.

2. A charge made to students and barristers for incidental repairs of the rooms they occupy. [Eng.]

Syn.

– Injury; loss; damage; disadvantage; prejudice; hurt; mischief; harm.

Det"ri*ment, v. t.

Definition: To do injury to; to hurt. [Archaic] Other might be determined thereby. Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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