"detriment" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛtɹɪmənt/ Audio: en-us-detriment.ogg Forms: detriments [plural]
Etymology: From Old French detriement, from Latin detrimentum (“loss, damage, literally a rubbing off”), from dēterere (“to rub off, wear”), from dē- (“down, away”) + terere (“to rub”). Detriment is based off the word deter, and built on similar foundations to the word impediment. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|detriement}} Old French detriement, {{der|en|la|detrimentum||loss, damage, literally a rubbing off}} Latin detrimentum (“loss, damage, literally a rubbing off”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} detriment (countable and uncountable, plural detriments)
  1. Harm, hurt, damage. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (harm, hurt, damage): вре́да (vréda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), detriment [masculine] (Catalan), 損害 (Chinese Mandarin), 损害 (sǔnhài) (Chinese Mandarin), schade [neuter] (Dutch), schadelijk (Dutch), détriment [masculine] (French), detrimento [masculine] (Galician), Schaden [masculine] (German), 𐍃𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰 (sleiþa) [feminine] (Gothic), hátrány (Hungarian), detrimento [masculine] (Italian), scapito [masculine] (Italian), svantaggio [masculine] (Italian), 損害 (songai) (alt: そんがい) (Japanese), 상해 (sanghae) (Korean), dētrīmentum [neuter] (Latin), ضرر (zarar) (Ottoman Turkish), زیان (ziyan) (Ottoman Turkish), مضرت (mazarrat) (Ottoman Turkish), پتیاره (petyâre) (Persian), detrimento [masculine] (Portuguese), вред (vred) [masculine] (Russian), уще́рб (uščérb) [masculine] (Russian), detrimento (Spanish), skada [common-gender] (Swedish), förfång [neuter] (Swedish), zarar (Turkish), шкода (škoda) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-detriment-en-noun-pK0RpdAW Disambiguation of 'harm, hurt, damage': 97 1 1 1
  2. (UK, obsolete) A charge made to students and barristers for incidental repairs of the rooms they occupy. Tags: UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-detriment-en-noun-jRBF7ifE Categories (other): British English
  3. (astrology) The position or state of a planet when it is in the sign opposite its house, considered to weaken it. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Astrology
    Sense id: en-detriment-en-noun-csy41PlV Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
  4. (heraldry, of the moon) The position or state of being eclipsed, entirely dark (sable). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-detriment-en-noun-yVkqVXWe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 21 11 49 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 18 10 48 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 18 10 48 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 13 11 47 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 12 10 51 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 8 18 10 48 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 13 11 51 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 6 17 16 46 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 7 19 18 42 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 13 10 53 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 10 13 10 53 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 8 18 10 48 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 10 13 10 53 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 22 13 46 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 6 15 15 48 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 8 18 12 46 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 17 13 46 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 11 9 59 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 12 13 49 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 7 18 10 49 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 7 18 10 49 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 7 16 9 52 15 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: harm, hurt, illfare, damage, expense Derived forms: anti-detriment, detrimental

Verb

IPA: /ˈdɛtɹɪmənt/ Audio: en-us-detriment.ogg Forms: detriments [present, singular, third-person], detrimenting [participle, present], detrimented [participle, past], detrimented [past]
Etymology: From Old French detriement, from Latin detrimentum (“loss, damage, literally a rubbing off”), from dēterere (“to rub off, wear”), from dē- (“down, away”) + terere (“to rub”). Detriment is based off the word deter, and built on similar foundations to the word impediment. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|detriement}} Old French detriement, {{der|en|la|detrimentum||loss, damage, literally a rubbing off}} Latin detrimentum (“loss, damage, literally a rubbing off”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} detriment (third-person singular simple present detriments, present participle detrimenting, simple past and past participle detrimented)
  1. (transitive, chiefly obsolete) To be detrimental to; to harm or mar. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-detriment-en-verb-vJHO2FKV

Inflected forms

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        "3": "detriement"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French detriement",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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  "etymology_text": "From Old French detriement, from Latin detrimentum (“loss, damage, literally a rubbing off”), from dēterere (“to rub off, wear”), from dē- (“down, away”) + terere (“to rub”).\nDetriment is based off the word deter, and built on similar foundations to the word impediment.",
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      "form": "detriments",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "detrimenting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "detrimented",
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        "participle",
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      "form": "detrimented",
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        "past"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English transitive verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "To be detrimental to; to harm or mar."
      ],
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        ],
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          "harm",
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        ],
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          "mar",
          "mar"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive, chiefly obsolete) To be detrimental to; to harm or mar."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛtɹɪmənt/"
    },
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  "wikipedia": [
    "detriment (astrology)"
  ],
  "word": "detriment"
}

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