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detriment |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Detriment \Det"ri*ment\, n. [L. detrimentum fr deterere detritum, to rub or wear away de + terere to rub: cf F. d['e]triment. See {Trite}.] 1. That which injures or causes damage; mischief; harm; diminution; loss damage; -- used very generically; as detriments to property, religion, morals, etc I can repair That detriment, if such it be --Milton. 2. A charge made to students and barristers for incidental repairs of the rooms they occupy. [Eng.] Syn: Injury; loss damage; disadvantage; prejudice; hurt; mischief; harm. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Detriment \Det"ri*ment\, v. t. To do injury to to hurt. [Archaic] Other might be determined thereby. --Fuller. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: detriment n : a damage or loss [syn: {hurt}]
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