Detriment
noun
Something that causes harm, damage, disadvantage, or loss.
Smoking is to the detriment of your health.
Often appears as...
- to the detriment of
- be a detriment to
noun
Something that causes harm, damage, disadvantage, or loss.
Smoking is to the detriment of your health.
Often appears as...
- to the detriment of
- be a detriment to
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Outcomes
Use 'detriment' to stress the negative results of an action or situation, often long-term.
Ignoring the problem will only operate to your detriment.
Pro Tip 2/3Cause of Harm
'Detriment' often refers to the root cause of damage rather than the damage itself.
His relentless work schedule was a detriment to his social life.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Concepts
Detriment can apply to abstract things like relationships, not just physical harm.
Lies can be a detriment to trust between friends.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Outcomes
Use 'detriment' to stress the negative results of an action or situation, often long-term.
Ignoring the problem will only operate to your detriment.
Pro Tip 2/3Cause of Harm
'Detriment' often refers to the root cause of damage rather than the damage itself.
His relentless work schedule was a detriment to his social life.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Concepts
Detriment can apply to abstract things like relationships, not just physical harm.
Lies can be a detriment to trust between friends.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Outcomes
Use 'detriment' to stress the negative results of an action or situation, often long-term.
Ignoring the problem will only operate to your detriment.
Pro Tip 2/3Cause of Harm
'Detriment' often refers to the root cause of damage rather than the damage itself.
His relentless work schedule was a detriment to his social life.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Concepts
Detriment can apply to abstract things like relationships, not just physical harm.
Lies can be a detriment to trust between friends.
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What are the universal...
in a world where state interests wield so much power. Critics also question the universality of human rights and emphasize that their development has been heavily guided by a small number of mostly Western nations to the detriment of inclusiveness. The result? A general bias in favor of civil policital liberties
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How digital innovation...
like in Taiwan's case, they don't always do the storytelling well enough to translate that into political action as our vice president did, right? So the lack of ministerial access, I think, is to the detriment of the global community, because otherwise, people could have responded as we did
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Maria Bezaitis: The...
but also by organizations, organizations that are trying to embrace massively new opportunities. Whether you're a political party insisting to your detriment on a very rigid notion of who belongs and who does not, whether you're the government protecting social institutions like marriage
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Safari Live - Day 162 PIPE...
especially the stallion the stallion will try and protect the entire herd against predators sometimes at their detriment and often when you can actually tell who the stallion is if you approach a breeding herd or a family harem of like this of zebra the stallion will actually get between
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Double the Lion Prides –...
detriment of what I was doing and how absolutely unnecessary it is and how unfortunate the future of those Cubs that are raised for for people to pet actually truly is I can tell you that it isn't not it's not as soft as a kittens fur we're going to sit patiently with
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Isaac Mizrahi: Fashion,...
as being a great virtue, after years of kind of battling it as being a terrible detriment or something. And now I really like sort of sitting up. You know, but for years, I've been sitting up, and I think my creativity is greatly motivated by this kind of insomnia.
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Resilient people,...
example of a regional scale political social ecological abrupt change occurring at the same time a triple whammy indeed deforestation occurring at a very large scale to the detriment of local communities in biodiversity now you'll
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Erika Cheung: Theranos,...
start to be a detriment to society, what are the mechanisms in place in which we can prevent these potential consequences? And really, in my mind, the simplest way to do that is to foster stronger cultures of people who speak up
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Jeffrey Brown: How we...
to the detriment of those on the streets. So when they saw that we had none of that, they decided to talk to us. And then we did an amazing thing for preachers. We decided to listen and not preach. Come on, give it up for me.
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Luckily for Gibbs...
the detriment of the environment so protecting the environment really means that we have to protect sharks too and when you look past their teeth you realize that there's more to these animals than meets the eye
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What are the universal...
in a world where state interests wield so much power. Critics also question the universality of human rights and emphasize that their development has been heavily guided by a small number of mostly Western nations to the detriment of inclusiveness. The result? A general bias in favor of civil policital liberties
Video examples
How digital innovation...
like in Taiwan's case, they don't always do the storytelling well enough to translate that into political action as our vice president did, right? So the lack of ministerial access, I think, is to the detriment of the global community, because otherwise, people could have responded as we did
Video examples
Maria Bezaitis: The...
but also by organizations, organizations that are trying to embrace massively new opportunities. Whether you're a political party insisting to your detriment on a very rigid notion of who belongs and who does not, whether you're the government protecting social institutions like marriage
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 162 PIPE...
especially the stallion the stallion will try and protect the entire herd against predators sometimes at their detriment and often when you can actually tell who the stallion is if you approach a breeding herd or a family harem of like this of zebra the stallion will actually get between
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Double the Lion Prides –...
detriment of what I was doing and how absolutely unnecessary it is and how unfortunate the future of those Cubs that are raised for for people to pet actually truly is I can tell you that it isn't not it's not as soft as a kittens fur we're going to sit patiently with
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Isaac Mizrahi: Fashion,...
as being a great virtue, after years of kind of battling it as being a terrible detriment or something. And now I really like sort of sitting up. You know, but for years, I've been sitting up, and I think my creativity is greatly motivated by this kind of insomnia.
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Resilient people,...
example of a regional scale political social ecological abrupt change occurring at the same time a triple whammy indeed deforestation occurring at a very large scale to the detriment of local communities in biodiversity now you'll
Video examples
Erika Cheung: Theranos,...
start to be a detriment to society, what are the mechanisms in place in which we can prevent these potential consequences? And really, in my mind, the simplest way to do that is to foster stronger cultures of people who speak up
Video examples
Jeffrey Brown: How we...
to the detriment of those on the streets. So when they saw that we had none of that, they decided to talk to us. And then we did an amazing thing for preachers. We decided to listen and not preach. Come on, give it up for me.
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Luckily for Gibbs...
the detriment of the environment so protecting the environment really means that we have to protect sharks too and when you look past their teeth you realize that there's more to these animals than meets the eye
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Rashida Tlaib
American Politician
We continue to see our elected officials working extra hard to create a 'good climate for business' that leads to disinvestment in public infrastructure and tax incentives to the detriment of cities, while enriching private business and further entrenching poverty. And our cities are told by legislators to use their bootstraps to survive.
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Ayanna Pressley
American Politician
I'm not naive. All politics is about identity, right? Neighborhood politics, cultural politics, issue politics. It's not as though I don't get that. It's just - it has to be, I think, tempered in a way that is for our overall advancement and not to our detriment or obliteration. When I say 'our,' I don't mean just communities of color.
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E. L. Doctorow
American Author
In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state. It's become a fact of life that governments have become very intimate with people, most always to their detriment.
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Sophie Gregoire Trudeau
Canadian First Lady
When human beings distance themselves from their own inner truth and the truth around them, we can't see ourselves in our true light and that is to our detriment.
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Tim Cook
American Businessman
What all of us have to do is to make sure we are using AI in a way that is for the benefit of humanity, not to the detriment of humanity.
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Aisha Tyler
American Actress
I'm the kindest, most supportive friend ever, probably to my own detriment, but I hope that I am toughening up a little bit.
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Phil Gingrey
American Politician
Spending on largely ineffective programs - although well intentioned - is a detriment to fostering real job growth.
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Maxine Peake
English Actress
I don't really engage with that world of technology, which might be to my detriment.
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Doja Cat
American Musician
At this point, I just do whatever... I want, to my detriment.
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Jean-Claude Juncker
Luxembourger Politician
My main concern is to protect people from detriment.
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Rashida Tlaib
American Politician
We continue to see our elected officials working extra hard to create a 'good climate for business' that leads to disinvestment in public infrastructure and tax incentives to the detriment of cities, while enriching private business and further entrenching poverty. And our cities are told by legislators to use their bootstraps to survive.
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Ayanna Pressley
American Politician
I'm not naive. All politics is about identity, right? Neighborhood politics, cultural politics, issue politics. It's not as though I don't get that. It's just - it has to be, I think, tempered in a way that is for our overall advancement and not to our detriment or obliteration. When I say 'our,' I don't mean just communities of color.
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E. L. Doctorow
American Author
In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state. It's become a fact of life that governments have become very intimate with people, most always to their detriment.
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Sophie Gregoire Trudeau
Canadian First Lady
When human beings distance themselves from their own inner truth and the truth around them, we can't see ourselves in our true light and that is to our detriment.
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Tim Cook
American Businessman
What all of us have to do is to make sure we are using AI in a way that is for the benefit of humanity, not to the detriment of humanity.
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Aisha Tyler
American Actress
I'm the kindest, most supportive friend ever, probably to my own detriment, but I hope that I am toughening up a little bit.
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Phil Gingrey
American Politician
Spending on largely ineffective programs - although well intentioned - is a detriment to fostering real job growth.
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Maxine Peake
English Actress
I don't really engage with that world of technology, which might be to my detriment.
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Doja Cat
American Musician
At this point, I just do whatever... I want, to my detriment.
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Jean-Claude Juncker
Luxembourger Politician
My main concern is to protect people from detriment.
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