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Definition of detriment noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

detriment

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˈdɛtrəmənt//
 
[uncountable, countable, usually singular] (formal)
 
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  • the act of causing harm or damage; something that causes harm or damage Wood accounts for 90% of energy production in some countries, with consequent environmental detriment.
    • Idioms
    to the detriment of somebody/something, to somebody/something's detriment
     
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    resulting in harm or damage to someone or something He was engrossed in his job to the detriment of his health.
    without detriment (to somebody/something)
     
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    not resulting in harm or damage to someone or something This tax cannot be introduced without detriment to people's living standards.
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