Detrimentality

/ˌdetrɪmenˈtælɪti/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being detrimental; the degree or nature of harm or damage caused to something.

Etymology

From detrimental (from Latin detrimentum 'damage') + -ity (noun suffix). A very rare noun form that appears in specialized academic or philosophical writing.

Kelly Says

This noun is so rare that most English speakers wouldn't recognize it—we usually just say 'harm' or 'damage'—but it shows how English allows us to create abstract nouns from almost any adjective using -ity.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አይነት (aynet)
ah-y-net
ARالعربية
ضرر (dharar)
dhar-ar
BNবাংলা
ক্ষতি (khsti)
khs-tee
CACatalà
dany
dah-nee
CSČeština
škodlivost
sh-kohd-lee-vost
DADansk
ulemme
oo-lem-meh
DEDeutsch
Nachteilhaftigkeit
nahk-ta-il-haf-tee-k-eit
ELΕλληνικά
βλάβη (vlave)
vlah-veh
ESEspañol
perjudicialidad
per-joo-dee-see-ah-lid-ad
FAفارسی
آسیب (asib)
ah-see-b
FISuomi
haitta
hayt-tah
FRFrançais
préjudiciable
pre-joo-dee-see-ah-ble
GUGU
કેટણ (ketan)
keh-tan
HAHA
abinda
ah-bin-dah
HEעברית
נזק (nazak)
nah-zak
HIहिन्दी
हानिकारकता (hanikaarakaata)
ha-ni-ka-ar-ka-ta
HUMagyar
hátrányosság
ha-tra-ny-oss-ag
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerugian
ker-goo-jaan
IGIG
nchegbu
n-cheg-boo
ITItaliano
danno
dah-noh
JA日本語
有害性 (yōgōsei)
yo-go-sei
KKKK
зақымдау (zakymdau)
zah-kim-dau
KMKM
ការបាត់ (kaar baat)
kaar baat
KO한국어
해로운성 (haero-un-seong)
hae-ro-un-seong
MRMR
हानी (hani)
ha-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
kerugian
ker-goo-jaan
MYမြန်မာ
ပျက်စီး (pyat-si)
pyat-si
NLNederlands
nadeel
nah-del
NONorsk
ulemme
oo-lem-meh
PAPA
損 (sōn)
sohn
PLPolski
szkoda
sh-koh-dah
PTPortuguês
prejudicialidade
pre-joo-dee-see-ah-dee-de
RORomână
detriment
deh-tri-ment
RUРусский
вредность
vred-no-st
SVSvenska
nackdel
nahk-del
SWKiswahili
madhara
mah-dah-rah
TAதமிழ்
அழிவு (azhivu)
a-zhi-voo
TEతెలుగు
పా害 (pahai)
pa-hai
THไทย
ความเสียหาย (khwam sia hai)
kwam sia hai
TLTL
pinsala
pin-sa-lah
TRTürkçe
zararlılık
zah-rar-li-luk
UKУкраїнська
шкодочинність (shkodochynnist)
sh-koh-doh-chin-nist
URاردو
ضرر (dharar)
dhar-ar
VITiếng Việt
tổn thất
toh-n she-at
YOYO
àgbà
ah-g-bah
ZH中文
有害性 (hàoyòu xìng)
hao-you-xing
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-lah

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