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detrimental
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
detrimental
(adjective)
detrimental
/ˌdɛtrə
ˈ
mɛntl̟/
adjective
detrimental
/ˌdɛtrə
ˈ
mɛntl̟/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of DETRIMENTAL
[
more detrimental; most detrimental
]
formal
:
causing damage or injury
The
detrimental
[=
harmful
] effects of overeating are well known.
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often +
to
She argues that watching too much TV is
detrimental to
a child's intellectual and social development.
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— detrimentally
adverb
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