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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Detriment

/(dĕt"rĭ*ment)/ · Det·ri·ment · IPA /ˈdɛtɹɪmənt/
01 n. That which injures or causes damage; mischief; harm; diminution; loss; damage; -- used very generically; as, detriments to property, religi…
  1. 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. 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.
02 v. t. To do injury to; to hurt.
  1. 1.
    To do injury to; to hurt.[Archaic]
    “Other might be determined thereby.” — Fuller.