detrimental meaning

Definition of detrimental

1. (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
   • damaging to career and reputation
   • the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant

   Synonyms: damaging, prejudicial, prejudicious

   Similar: harmful

   Related forms: detriment

detrimental in a sentence

• He's detrimental to the health of the company.
• Rodrigo's nitwit policies are detrimental to the country's progress.
• Building up too much stress has a detrimental effect on your health.
• The online bullying towards Rodrigo had a detrimental impact on his self-esteem and confidence.
• Tom's stressful job is having a detrimental effect on his health.

How to pronounce detrimental

detrimental is pronounced /ˌdɛtrəˈmɛntəl/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.

Words that rhyme with detrimental

• gentle
• fundamental
• experimental
• sentimental
• transcendental
• dental
• lentil
• oriental
• parental
• elemental
• incidental
• monumental
• occidental
• regimental
• continental
• instrumental
• supplemental
• developmental
• environmental
• intercontinental
• rental
• accidental
• judgmental
• ornamental