detrimental Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
    prejudicial; damaging; prejudicious.
    • damaging to career and reputation
    • the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant

WordNet


Det`ri*men"tal adjective
Definitions
  1. Causing detriment; injurious; hurtful.
    Neither dangerous nor detrimental to the donor. Addison.
    Syn. -- Injurious; hurtful; prejudicial; disadvantageous; mischievous; pernicious.

Webster 1913