1
as in harm
something that causes loss or pain
opponents of casino gambling claim that it is a detriment to society at large
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as in disadvantage
the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success
the requirement that runners wear shoes for the race worked to his detriment since he was used to running barefoot
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Recent Examples of detriment
What’s troubling is the gradual and persistent normalization of eating disorder culture, which includes the glorification of one specific body type to the exclusion and detriment of others.
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Michelle Konstantinovsky, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
However, this dynamic is seen as a detriment to the SaaS model because fewer employees at client companies means fewer software licences are needed.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
But the field goals would prove to be a detriment compared to the Buckeyes' touchdowns that followed.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Sammy was a person who, for his survival, for his benefit—but also to his detriment—had to live as a celebrity, as a performer, which doesn’t leave much time for investigating such questions.
—Questlove, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detriment
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This appears as an attempt to kill or to cause bodily harm to the agent ---- an act of domestic terrorism.—
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Robbery – The taking of anything of value from the control, custody or care of another person by force or threat of force and/or by putting the victim in fear of immediate harm.—
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The Patriots have a clear kicking disadvantage in this one.—
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In some ways, The Pitt’s breakout first season put it at a disadvantage going into the second.—
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By March 2024, the state had already spent $3 million reimbursing ranchers for damages caused by wolves throughout the northern part of the state, as well as the cost of investing in nonlethal deterrents to keep them away, such as fencing, flags and other methods.—
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Israeli attacks weakened Iran’s regional armed proxy groups such as Hamas and Hezbollahwhile US strikes dealt significant damage to the country’s nuclear program, which the government spent billions to develop.—
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But some of her most brutal one-liners came at the expense of the cast of Paul Thomas Anderson's celebrated One Battle After Another.—
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Grace plans to use any earnings from Quinn’s sale to cover expenses of his upkeep, such as grain and veterinary bills.—
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Or perhaps the kill shot actually came in Week 1, when Brock Purdy picked up a nagging turf-toe injury that refused to properly heal for 10 weeks.—
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At tackle, Ben Taylor-Whitfield returns at right tackle, but who will man the left side with Ryan Hughes recovering from a season-ending injury?—
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“Detriment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detriment. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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