detriment

préjudice, détriment

Dommage causé à une personne ou à une chose.

En anglais simple : Harm or damage to someone or something.

• The change was to our detriment.
• She neglected her studies to the detriment of her grades.
• They cut costs without detriment to customer service.

Comment l'utiliser : to the detriment of someone/something (He worked long hours to the detriment of his health.); without detriment to someone/something (Costs can fall without detriment to quality.)

Synonymes : harm, damage

Contraires : benefit

Expressions courantes : to the detriment, without detriment, detriment to someone