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Detrimental

//ˌdɛtɹɪˈmɛntəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
Causing damage or harm.
"Smoking tobacco can be detrimental to your health."

Adjective

1
(sometimes followed by ‘to’) causing harm or injury wordnet

Noun

1
Anything harmful.
"The definition of a parasite is a microbe that lives in you or on you to its benefit and to your detriment. In other words, the detrimentals suck the life out of you."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin *dētrīmentālis, from Latin dētrīmentum (“harm”), from dēterō (“to rub off, wear”), from dē- (“down, away”) + terō (“to rub or grab”).

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin *dētrīmentālis, from Latin dētrīmentum (“harm”), from dēterō (“to rub off, wear”), from dē- (“down, away”) + terō (“to rub or grab”).

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