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WordBand 7.5–8.5Toofey picks
detrimental
/ˌdɛtrɪˈmɛntəl/
adjective
Causing harm or damage.
- “Lack of sleep is detrimental to learning.”Toofey
- “He's detrimental to the health of the company.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))