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Detriment

Detriment Meaning & Definition
Detriment Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Detriment?

[n] a damage or loss

Synonyms | Synonyms for Detriment: hurt

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See Also | damage | expense | harm | impairment

Detriment In Webster's Dictionary

\Det"ri*ment\, n. [L. detrimentum, fr. deterere, detritum, to rub or wear away; de + terere to rub: cf. F. d['e]triment. 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. To do injury to; to hurt. [Archaic] Other might be determined thereby. --Fuller.

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