DETRIMENT


Meaning of DETRIMENT in English

[ 'dɛtrɪm(ə)nt ]

■ noun (often in phr. to the ~ of ) the state of being harmed or damaged.

Origin

ME (in the sense 'loss sustained by damage'): from OFr., from L. ~um , from detri- , deterere 'wear away'.

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