Definition & Meaning of "detrimental"in English

detrimental

causing harm or damage

damaging

deleterious

destructive

harmful

hurtful

Grammatical Information

Composition

Compound

qualitative

Superlative

most detrimental

Comparative

more detrimental

gradable

domain

health, effect, consequence

Examples

Smoking is detrimental to your health, increasing the risk of lung cancer and heart disease.

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