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Meanings of detrimental in English

(Sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury.

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Usage of detrimental in English
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Blasphemy laws are detrimental to freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
The Irish Times
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Anxiety disorders are debilitating psychiatric illnesses with detrimental effects on human health.
Pubmed
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Mr Elliott said the change would be detrimental to the legal profession.
Radio NZ
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We need direct-action campaigns that address the detrimental effects of these laws.
Ebony
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Both diseases have a synergistic detrimental effect on the cellular immune response.
Pubmed
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Second, missing two weeks of school is massively detrimental to someone's learning.
The Guardian
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That makes sense: the impact of negative lobbying is significant, and detrimental.
Reuters
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A new font is unlikely to have a detrimental effect on sales.
The Guardian
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The inflammation-induced effects range from beneficial aspects of neuroprotection to detrimental neurotoxicity.
Pubmed
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No detrimental effect of TTV coinfection in viral hepatitis patients was noted.
Pubmed
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The IRFU believe any other time would be detrimental to the attendance.
The Irish Times
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This is detrimental for both individual women and the economy, she said.
News.com.au
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Additionally, more intense physical activity should not be considered to be detrimental.
Pubmed
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We conclude that CMV had a detrimental effect on diaphragm contractile properties.
Pubmed
15
Isn't it funny how something so necessary can also be so detrimental?
Unleashing the power of rubber bands: lessons in non-linear lead...
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The results showed the incredibly detrimental effect of the lockdown on livelihoods.
The South African
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