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UK
/dˌɛtɹɪmˈɛntəl/
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[ US /ˌdɛtɹəˈmɛnəɫ, ˌdɛtɹəˈmɛntəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˌdɛtɹəˈmɛnəɫ, ˌdɛtɹəˈmɛntəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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(sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
damaging to career and reputation
the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant
How To Use detrimental In A Sentence
- As a beneficial side effect, there was a notable reduction of damage to the crop by the rice brown planthopper; on the negative side, there have been reports that neem has a detrimental impact on non-target organisms, including fish. Chapter 13
- The first, which has even been recognised by Canadian law, is that freedom of speech should be subject to such limits so as not to be detrimental to peaceable society.
- The detrimental effects of wind on vines are described under wind stress; installing windbreaks can provide a solution.
- Robert Mueller, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, released a letter he had written to Mr. MacAskill in which he called the Scots minister's decision "inexplicable as it is detrimental to the cause of justice. Lockerbie Fallout Spreads to London
- The setting of projects and other large pieces of written and maths homework is pointless and possibly detrimental. Times, Sunday Times
- Our intuition tells us that using drugs use such as heroin, cocaine, psychedelics, hashish, and even marijuana and alcohol can have serious effects on our personal life and may have broader detrimental impacts on society at large.
- Even if greater gains in proficiency are not made in later years, it is generally accepted that a stable faculty is one characteristic of a healthy, well performing school and that high teacher turnover is detrimental. Matthew Yglesias » Paying for the Experience that Counts
- In a free country we ought to be able to cohabitate and fornicate (mm, or mf) but I'm not sure if it is detrimental to the family .... maybe it would make an interesting read, lol. McDonnell blasted for controversial research paper
- Not only is manufactured CLA not as good as natural, some of the factory-made stuff is in an isomeric form that has been shown to be detrimental to health. Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and breast milk | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
- Too much emphasis on pleasing the judges is detrimental to the music, he feels.