DETRIMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A damage or loss

Synonyms:

detriment; hurt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("detriment" is a kind of...):

damage; harm; impairment (the occurrence of a change for the worse)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "detriment"):

expense (a detriment or sacrifice)

Derivation:

detrimental ((sometimes followed by 'to') causing harm or injury)