Hypertext Webster Gateway: "detriment"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Detriment \Det"ri*ment\, n. [L. detrimentum, fr. deterere,
detritum, to rub or wear away; de + terere to rub: cf. F.
d['e]triment. See {Trite}.]
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. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Detriment \Det"ri*ment\, v. t.
To do injury to; to hurt. [Archaic]
Other might be determined thereby. --Fuller.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
detriment
n : a damage or loss [syn: {hurt}]
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