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Noun
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Harm or damage, or something that causes harm or damage
harm
hurt
damage
loss
affliction
marring
ill
illfare
spoiling
injury
catastrophe
trouble
misfortune
destruction
ruin
hardship
disaster
suffering
impairment
disadvantage
calamity
mishap
evil
mischief
blow
accident
pain
misery
devastation
adversity
more ❯
“Such contamination would be a significant detriment to future archaeological investigations such as radiocarbon dating.”
Noun
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A disadvantage suffered as the result of an action or situation
disadvantage
penalty
disfavorUS
disfavourUK
despite
harm
loss
prejudice
disbenefit
damage
disservice
demerit
injury
hurt
deprivation
inconvenience
mischief
liability
impairment
downside
drawback
minus
handicap
snag
difficulty
unpleasant aspect
uphill battle
“It broke his heart to hear the woman he loved conceding that she would be a detriment to his career.”
Noun
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Something that hampers one's ability to progress or do something
drawback
handicap
disbenefit
liability
impairment
disability
disadvantage
hindrance
impediment
limitation
obstacle
snag
hurdle
catch
problem
flaw
hitch
defect
shortcoming
stumbling block
downside
weakness
obstruction
difficulty
minus
restriction
complication
fault
negative
barrier
more ❯
“His anger could be a detriment to his ability to lead.”
Noun
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An injustice or wrong that has been committed
injustice
disservice
wrong
abuse
offenceUK
offenseUS
affront
grievance
insult
unfairness
wrongdoing
inequity
outrage
slight
unjustness
indignity
injury
shaft
snub
mischief
prejudice
slap in the face
raw deal
harm
damage
hurt
disfavourUK
disfavorUS
unkindness
bad turn
more ❯
“Because of the quotation's repulsive and humiliating insinuation, he faced incalculable detriment to his good name.”
Noun
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The cost or adverse effects of doing or achieving something
cost
loss
expense
sacrifice
forfeit
deprivation
forfeiture
penalty
price
toll
harm
disadvantage
consequence
suffering
undesirable consequence
adverse effect
drawback
downside
disbenefit
disfavourUK
disservice
disfavorUS
snag
damage
injury
hurt
losses
waiver
waiving
ceding
more ❯
“I absolutely adored how both were so willing to make sacrifices for those around them, even if it came at a great detriment to themselves.”
Noun
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An unintended adverse result or consequence
blowback
fallout
aftermath
cost
drawback
ramification
toll
consequence
damage
downside
harm
penalty
result
outcome
repercussion
effect
knock-on effect
negative effect
adverse effects
unintended consequence
consequences
price
disadvantage
undesirable consequences
injury
hurt
results
effects
expense
negative impact
more ❯
Noun
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A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities
disability
ailment
illness
disease
affliction
infirmity
complaint
disorder
condition
malady
debility
injury
impairment
weakness
defect
disablement
frailty
abnormality
incapacity
dysfunction
handicap
impotence
invalidity
restriction
learning difficulties
special needs
learning disability
physical disability
ill health
sickness
more ❯
Noun
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The state of having a lack of something that is necessary or essential
deprivation
want
poverty
destitution
need
privation
penury
impoverishment
lack
neediness
indigence
scarcity
deficiency
beggary
impecuniousness
pauperism
dearth
impecuniosity
hardship
distress
deficit
suffering
pauperdom
absence
ruin
loss
unavailability
disadvantage
oppression
pauperization
straitened circumstances
hand-to-mouth existence
financial distress
reduced circumstances
more ❯
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