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detrimental

det·ri·men·tal

detrimental

 
pronunciation:
de tr men tl
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part of speech: adjective
definition: causing harm.
Her poor eating habits are detrimental to her health.
antonyms:
advantageous, beneficial
similar words:
adverse, bad, harmful
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derivation: detrimentally (adv.)
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