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Detrimental

Detrimental is an adjective that means causing harm or damage; adversely affecting something.

Formal Academic adjective common GRE: high GRE: GregMat

Detrimental Definition

Causing harm or damage; adversely affecting something.

Detrimental is an adjective.

Detrimental has high GRE relevance.

Detrimental appears in GregMat vocabulary.

Detrimental Synonyms

adverse , damaging , deleterious , harmful , injurious

How To Use Detrimental In A Sentence

  1. A lack of sleep can be detrimental to concentration and memory.
  2. The policy had several detrimental effects on small businesses.
  3. Excessive reliance on a single source may be detrimental to a balanced analysis.
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