DETRIMENT, noun [Latin, worn off.] Loss; damage; injury; mischief; harm; diminution. We speak of detriment to interest, property, religion, morals, reputation, and to land or buildings. It is a word of very general application.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.