detrimental
adjective · det-ruh-MEN-tl
causing harm or damage
हानिकारक
Usage
detrimental toa detrimental effectdetrimental to health
Examples
Smoking has a detrimental effect on the lungs.
Too much screen time is detrimental to sleep.
Common mistake
Junk food is detrimental for your health.
Junk food is detrimental to your health.
We say detrimental to something.
Remember: Detrimental = does damage.
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Word 2 in Universal Core 12: debatable, detrimental, dimension and more.
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