DETRIMENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DETRIMENT?

Need another word that means the same as “detriment”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “detriment” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Detriment” are: hurt, harm, damage, injury, impairment, loss, prejudice, disadvantage, disservice, ill, wrong, mischief

Detriment as a Noun

Definitions of "Detriment" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “detriment” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The state of being harmed or damaged.
• A damage or loss.
• A cause of harm or damage.

Synonyms of "Detriment" as a noun (12 Words)

damage	Loss of military equipment. How much is the damage.
disadvantage	An unfavourable circumstance or condition that reduces the chances of success or effectiveness. Situations of serious social and economic disadvantage.
disservice	A harmful action. You have done a disservice to the African people by ignoring this fact.
harm	Actual or potential ill effects or danger. I can t see any harm in it.
hurt	Feelings of mental or physical pain. Her eyes reflected her unhappiness and hurt.
ill	A problem or misfortune. A lengthy work on the ills of society.
impairment	The occurrence of a change for the worse. Hearing impairment.
injury	An act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage. Compensation for injury to feelings.
loss	The feeling of grief after losing someone or something of value. He will be a great loss to many people.
mischief	A wrong or hardship that a statute is designed to remove or for which the common law affords a remedy. She ll make sure Danny doesn t get into mischief.
prejudice	Harm or injury that results or may result from some action or judgement. Prejudice resulting from delay in the institution of the proceedings.
wrong	An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act. I have done you a great wrong.

Usage Examples of "Detriment" as a noun

• Such tests are a detriment to good education.
• He is engrossed in his work to the detriment of his married life.
• Light industry can be carried out in a residential area without detriment to its amenities.

Associations of "Detriment" (30 Words)

break	An instance of breaking something or the point where something is broken. His voice is breaking he should no longer sing in the choir.
broken	Out of working order busted is an informal substitute for broken. Tear off the stub above the broken line.
contusion	An injury that doesn’t break the skin but results in some discoloration. A dark contusion on his cheek was beginning to swell.
damage	Suffer or be susceptible to damage. The snow damaged the roof.
deafness	Partial or complete loss of hearing. The deafness shown by political leaders.
destroy	Destroy completely damage irreparably. Their terrier was destroyed after the attack.
destroyed	Destroyed physically or morally. Alzheimer s is responsible for her destroyed mind.
disable	Injure permanently. Their choice disables them from pursuing certain avenues.
disfigure	Spoil the appearance of. Litter disfigures the countryside.
fatality	Helplessness in the face of fate. A sense of fatality gripped her.
hamstring	Cripple a person or animal by cutting their hamstrings. He pulled a hamstring.
harm	Cause or do harm to. These pills won t harm your system.
impair	Make worse or less effective. A noisy job could permanently impair their hearing.
impairment	The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine. Hearing impairment.
injure	Harm or impair (something. He injured his back helping the girl.
injury	A casualty to military personnel resulting from combat. All escaped without serious injury.
irremediable	Impossible to remedy or correct or redress. Irremediable marital breakdowns.
irreparable	Impossible to repair, rectify, or amend. They were doing irreparable damage to my heart and lungs.
lame	Make a person or animal lame. His horse went lame.
maim	Wound or injure (a person or animal) so that part of the body is permanently damaged. 100 000 soldiers were killed or maimed.
mar	A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something especially on a person s body. Violence marred a number of New Year celebrations.
maul	Take part in a maul. The forwards rucked and mauled to near perfection.
mutilate	Inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on. The madman mutilates art work.
ruin	Fall into ruin. The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers.
shatter	Upset (someone) greatly. Bullets riddled the bar top glasses shattered bottles exploded.
smash	An act or sound of something smashing. The window smashed.
spoil	The act of spoiling something by causing damage to it. To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy.
unrepaired	Not repaired; unmended, unrestored.
vitiate	Make imperfect. Development programmes have been vitiated by the rise in population.