detriment Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a damage or loss
    hurt.

WordNet


Det"ri*ment noun
Etymology
L. detrimentum, fr. deterere, detritum, to rub or wear away; de + terere to rub: cf. F. détriment. See Trite.
Definitions
  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.
Det"ri*ment transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To do injury to; to hurt. Archaic
    Other might be determined thereby. Fuller.

Webster 1913