detrimental

«detrimental» in Mova's school dictionary: Causing harm or damage (detrimental to health) — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (detrimental) — formal

meaning for a pupil

(formal) Causing harm or damage (detrimental to health). tree →

sense in the lessons

Formal and exam voice: «Smoking is detrimental to health». In science and environment: pollution has detrimental effects. Everyday words: harmful, bad for. Phrase: detrimental to/effect.

examples

• Too much sugar is detrimental to your teeth. tree →
• Pollution has a detrimental effect on wildlife. tree →
• Lack of sleep can be detrimental to learning. tree →
• The storm was detrimental to the crops. tree →
• Screen time late at night is detrimental to sleep. tree →
• The changes were detrimental to the team. tree →

note

Followed by «to». Noun: detriment (to the detriment of). Opposite: beneficial.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «detrimental» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.