detriment in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

detriment in the PONS Dictionary

detriment Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to the detriment of sth
to favour sb over sb/to the detriment of sb
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
This tradition is upheld very scrupulously, often to the detriment of efficient operation.
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Traditionally, there are five dignities; domicile and detriment, exaltation and fall, triplicity, terms, and face.
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The dominant ethnic group (or groups) represents and use them to advance the position of their particular ethnic group(s) to the detriment of others.
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He concluded that the law must take the birth of a normal, healthy baby to be a blessing, not a detriment.
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This occurs when an attorney acts in his or her own interest instead of the client's, to the detriment of the client.
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The officials compete in their corruption and flattery, to the detriment of the people.
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But it is its great similarity that also does it the most detriment.
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Leaning on one's own understanding became an asset, not a detriment, to religious life and approval.
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This thing of value or forbearance from some legal right is considered to be a legal detriment.
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What these individuals experience psychologically can further detriment their chemical and physiological makeup.
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