detrimental

Etymology

From Medieval Latin *dētrīmentālis, from Latin dētrīmentum (“harm”), from dēterō (“to rub off, wear”), from dē- (“down, away”) + terō (“to rub or grab”).

adj

  1. Causing damage or harm.
    Smoking tobacco can be detrimental to your health.
    Decisions made at the DfT inevitably reflect a London-centric experience, with a comparison being made with the closure of ticket offices throughout the London Underground network. This is not judged to have been detrimental, but there is a simple zonal fares system that is hardly comparable with the range of ticket types used on the national rail network. July 26 2023, 'Industry Insider', “Ticket offices RIP?”, in RAIL, number 988, page 68

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