Detrimental Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of DETRIMENTAL is causing damage or injury. How to use detrimental in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Detrimental. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut detrimental adjective SaveWord det·​ri·​men·​tal |\ˌde-trə-ˈmen-tᵊl \ EssentialMeaningofdetrimental formal :causingdamageorinjury Thedetrimental[=harmful]effectsofovereatingarewellknown. FullDefinitionofdetrimental (Entry1of2) :obviouslyharmful:damaging thedetrimentaleffectsofpollution detrimental noun det·​ri·​men·​tal |\ˌde-trə-ˈmen-tᵊl \ Definitionofdetrimental (Entry2of2) :anundesirableorharmfulpersonorthing OtherWordsfromdetrimental Synonyms&Antonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutdetrimental OtherWordsfromdetrimental Adjective detrimentally \ ˌde-​trə-​ˈmen-​tᵊl-​ē \ adverb Synonyms&Antonymsfordetrimental Synonyms:Adjective adverse, bad, baleful, baneful, damaging, dangerous, deleterious, evil, harmful, hurtful, ill, injurious, mischievous, nocuous, noxious, pernicious, prejudicial, wicked Antonyms:Adjective anodyne, benign, harmless, hurtless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive, safe VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymfordetrimental Adjective pernicious,baneful,noxious,deleterious,detrimentalmeanexceedinglyharmful.perniciousimpliesirreparableharmdonethroughevilorinsidiouscorruptingorundermining. theclaimthatpornographyhasaperniciouseffectonsociety banefulimpliesinjurythroughpoisoningordestroying. thebanefulnotionthatdisciplinedestroyscreativity noxiousappliestowhatisbothoffensiveandinjurioustothehealthofabodyormind. noxiouschemicalfumes deleteriousappliestowhathasanoftenunsuspectedharmfuleffect. adietfoundtohavedeleteriouseffects detrimentalimpliesobviousharmfulnesstosomethingspecified. thedetrimentaleffectsofexcessivedrinking ExamplesofdetrimentalinaSentence Adjective Incontext,theword"corruption"summarizedtheopinion(setforthinsomeofthebooksmentionedinthereview)that,asageneralmatter,thegrowingfinancialdependenceofthemedicalprofessiononthepharmaceuticalindustryisprofoundlydetrimentaltosoundpublic,medical,andscientificpolicy. —NewYorkReviewofBooks,12Feb.2009 HealthypeoplecanharborKlebsiellatonodetrimentaleffect;thosewithdebilitatingconditions,likeliverdiseaseorseverediabetes,orthoserecoveringfrommajorsurgery,aremostlikelytofallill. —JeromeGroopman,NewYorker,11&18Aug.2008 Unfortunately,tourism,alongwithdynamitefishingandpoaching,hasproveddetrimentaltothepark'scoralreefs,mangrovecomplexes,coastalwetlandsandmarinespecies. —NatureConservancyLandmarks,Fall2003 therewereseriousconcernsthatthefactory'swastewasdetrimentaltothelocalenvironment SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb:Adjective Thepopewasalsocriticalofclosingschoolstoin-personinstructionandoptingforvirtuallearning,arguingthattheisolationcouldbedetrimentaltostudentsdevelopment. — MichaelLee,FoxNews,11Jan.2022 FormerPresidentDonaldTrumpwasscheduledtoholdapressconferencetoday,butcanceledafteradviserswarnedtheeventcouldbedetrimentaltohimandotherRepublicans. — AjWillingham,CNN,6Jan.2022 There'snothingmoredetrimentaltoourmentalhealththantoxiccompanyculture. — NatashaBowman,Forbes,27Dec.2021 Fortnitecanbesimilar,butonepoorperformanceismuchmoredetrimental. — TylerGallagher,RollingStone,28Oct.2021 Iswantingitmoreandhavingmoreofasenseofurgency,isthatgoingtobemorebeneficialormoredetrimental? — CharlieGoldsmith,TheEnquirer,21Sep.2021 Isolationcanhaveanalmostimmediatepsychologicalimpactandcauselastingtraumainadults,researchhasshown,butexpertssayitseffectsonyoungpeoplearemoredetrimentalbecausetheirbrainsstillaredeveloping. — SpecialToTheOregonian/oregonlive,oregonlive,8Sep.2020 Someonetoldmethatleavingajobaftereightmonthswasdetrimentaltomycareer. — DianaBudds,Curbed,29Dec.2021 Butdoingsowouldbedetrimentaltothecompany’staxonomydisclosures,sincesuchaninvestmentwouldn’tcountaseligibleunderthecriteria,accordingtoMr.Kildemo. — KristinBroughton,WSJ,27Dec.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'detrimental.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofdetrimental Adjective 1590,inthemeaningdefinedaboveNoun 1831,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyfordetrimental Adjective seedetriment Noun seedetriment LearnMoreAboutdetrimental Sharedetrimental PosttheDefinitionofdetrimentaltoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofdetrimentalonTwitter TimeTravelerfordetrimental Thefirstknownuseofdetrimentalwas in1590 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNeardetrimental detriment detrimental detrimentalness SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsfordetrimental LastUpdated 15Jan2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Detrimental.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detrimental.Accessed16Jan.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsfordetrimental detrimental adjective det·​ri·​men·​tal |\ˌde-trə-ˈmen-tᵊl\ KidsDefinitionofdetrimental :causingdamageorinjury Thedetrimentaleffectsofsmokingarewellknown. 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