Definition
Causing harm or damage; having a negative or harmful effect on something.
Etymology
From Latin 'detrimentum' meaning loss or damage, from 'deterere' meaning to wear away (de- + terere to rub). The sense evolved from physical wearing down to any form of harm or disadvantage.
Kelly Says
The legal term 'detrimental reliance' describes when someone acts on another's promise to their detriment, creating grounds for legal remedy even without a formal contract. The root word 'trite' shares the same Latin origin, as something becomes trite through being 'worn down' by overuse.
Translations
BNবাংলা
ক্ষতিকর
kshatikar
CACatalà
perjudicial
peh-hoo-dee-see-ahl
CSČeština
škodlivý
shkohd-lee-vy
DADansk
skadelig
skah-deh-leeg
DEDeutsch
schädlich
shay-dlee-kh
ELΕλληνικά
βλαβερός
vlaberós
ESEspañol
perjudicial
peh-hoo-dee-see-ahl
FAفارسی
زیانبار
zee-ah-nbah-r
FISuomi
vahingollinen
vah-hee-ngoh-lee-neh
FRFrançais
préjudiciable
preh-zhoo-dee-kah-bluh
HAHA
cutarwa
choo-tah-rah-wah
HIहिन्दी
हानिकारक
hānikārak
HUMagyar
káros
kah-roh-sh
IDBahasa Indonesia
merugikan
meh-roo-gee-kahn
ITItaliano
dannoso
dah-nyoh-zoh
KKKK
зиянды
zee-yah-n-dee
KMKM
គួរឱ្យស្អប់
koo-ah-oy-sbahp
MSBahasa Melayu
merosakkan
meh-roh-sah-kahn
NLNederlands
nadelig
nah-deh-leeg
NONorsk
skadelig
skah-deh-leeg
PAPA
ਨੁਕਸਾਨਦੇਹ
noo-kah-sah-n-deh
PLPolski
szkodliwy
shkoh-dlee-vy
PTPortuguês
prejudicial
preh-zhoo-dee-see-ahl
RORomână
dăunător
dah-oo-neh-tohr
RUРусский
вредный
vrehd-ny
SVSvenska
skadlig
skahd-leeg
SWKiswahili
madhara
mah-dhah-rah
TEతెలుగు
హానికరం
hānikaraṁ
THไทย
เป็นอันตราย
pen-ahn-trah-ee
TLTL
mapangwasak
mah-pahng-wah-sahk
TRTürkçe
zararlı
zah-rah-lee
UKУкраїнська
шкідливий
shkid-ly-vy
YOYO
inú ti ó ṣe
ee-noo-tee-oh-shay
ZUZU
odlwengula
oh-dloo-ehng-oo-lah