detrimental to

Frequency: 9.041.0 per million words

Used to specify the person, thing, or area that is negatively affected.

detrimentaldetrimental + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • This move could be seriously detrimental to the economy.
  • Lack of sleep is highly detrimental to your health.
  • The new policy proved detrimental to small businesses.
  • Smoking is known to be detrimental to lung function.
  • Constant criticism can be detrimental to a child's self-esteem.
  • The scandal was potentially detrimental to his political career.
  • Introducing non-native species is detrimental to the local ecosystem.
  • The prolonged drought has been extremely detrimental to crop yields.
  • We must avoid any action that is detrimental to the peace process.
  • Their negative attitude was becoming detrimental to team morale.