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det·ri·men·tal
(dĕt′rə-mĕn′tl)adj.
Causing damage or harm; injurious.
det′ri·men′tal·ly adv.
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detrimental
(ˌdɛtrɪˈmɛntəl)adj
(when: postpositive, foll by to) harmful; injurious; prejudicial: smoking can be detrimental to health.
ˌdetriˈmentally adv
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det•ri•men•tal
(ˌdɛ trəˈmɛn tl)adj.
1. damaging; harmful.
n. 2. a detrimental person or thing.
[1650–60]
det`ri•men′tal•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | detrimental - (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant" harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking" |
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detrimental
adjective damaging, destructive, harmful, adverse, pernicious, unfavourable, prejudicial, baleful, deleterious, injurious, inimical, disadvantageous These foods are considered detrimental to health.
good, helpful, beneficial, favourable, advantageous, salutary, efficacious
good, helpful, beneficial, favourable, advantageous, salutary, efficacious
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detrimental
adjectiveCausing harm or injury:
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Translations
مُضِرٌّ، مُسيءٌ
škodlivýv neprospěch
skadelig
détrimentairenuisible
skaîlegur
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
detrimental
[ˌdɛtrɪˈmɛntəl] adj [effect] → préjudiciableto have a detrimental effect on sb/sth → avoir un effet préjudiciable sur qn/qch
detrimental to → préjudiciable à, nuisible à
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
detrimental
adj (to health, reputation) → schädlich (→ to dat); effect → nachteilig, schädlich (to für); influence → schädlich; (to case, cause, one’s interest) → abträglich (→ to dat); to be detrimental to somebody/something → jdm/einer Sache (dat) → schaden; this could have a detrimental effect → das könnte sich nachteilig auswirken
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
detrimental
[ˌdɛtrɪˈmɛntl] adj detrimental (to) → dannoso/a (a), nocivo/a (a)to be detrimental to sth → pregiudicare qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
detriment
(ˈdetrimənt) noun harm, damage or disadvantage. to the detriment of his health.
ˌdetriˈmental (-ˈmen-) adjective causing harm or damage.
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detrimental
a. perjudicial, nocivo-a.
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