detriment n : a damage or loss [syn: hurt]

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.

Detriment \Det"ri*ment\, v. t. To do injury to; to hurt. [Archaic] Other might be determined thereby. --Fuller.

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