detriment
31Detriment — De|tri|mẹnt auch: Det|ri|mẹnt 〈n. 11〉 Schaden, Verlust (bes. durch Abnutzung), Einbuße [<frz. detriment „Schaden, Nachteil“] * * * De|tri|mẹnt, das; [e]s, e [lat. detrimentum, eigtl. = das Abreiben] (veraltet): Schaden, Nachteil …
32Detriment — De|tri|mẹnt auch: Det|ri|mẹnt 〈n.; Gen.: (e)s, Pl.: e〉 Schaden, Verlust (bes. durch Abnutzung), Einbuße [Etym.: <frz. détriment »Schaden, Nachteil«] …
33detriment — [15] Etymologically, detriment denotes damage caused by ‘wearing away’. The word comes via Old French from Latin dētrīmentum, a derivative of dēterere ‘wear away’ (whose past participle is the source of English detritus [18]). This was a compound …
34detriment — [ dɛtrɪm(ə)nt] noun (often in phr. to the detriment of) the state of being harmed or damaged. Origin ME (in the sense loss sustained by damage ): from OFr., from L. detrimentum, from detri , deterere wear away …
35detriment — noun local merchants fear the detriment to business that one of these superstores could bring about Syn: harm, damage, injury, hurt, impairment, loss, disadvantage, disservice, mischief Ant: benefit …
36detriment — [15] Etymologically, detriment denotes damage caused by ‘wearing away’. The word comes via Old French from Latin dētrīmentum, a derivative of dēterere ‘wear away’ (whose past participle is the source of English detritus [18]). This was a compound …
37detriment — n. 1 harm, damage. 2 something causing this. Etymology: ME f. OF detriment or L detrimentum (as DE , terere trit rub, wear) …
38Detriment (astrology) — In astrology, a celestial body is said to be in detriment, or exile, when it is posited in the zodiac sign opposite the sign it rules (over which it has domicile). When a celestial body is in detriment it is said to be not comfortable in that… …
39detriment — /de treuh meuhnt/, n. 1. loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury. 2. a cause of loss or damage. [1400 50; late ME ( < MF) < L detrimentum loss, damage, equiv. to detri (see DETRITUS) + mentum MENT] Syn. 1. See damage. * * * …
40detriment — noun /ˈdɛtɹəmənt/ harm, hurt, damage. Syn: harm, hurt, damage Ant: benefit See Also: detrimental …
