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detrimento

detriment

noun deh-tree-MEN-toh Rare

Origin: Latin detrimentum (a rubbing away, loss)

Also means

harm

Usage Note

Detrimento almost always appears in the fixed phrase en detrimento de — 'to the detriment of', 'at the expense of': en detrimento de la calidad (to the detriment of quality). It is a formal, written-register term. Outside this phrase it is rare; perjuicio covers the same ground in less formal contexts.

Examples

"La rapidez fue en detrimento de la calidad."

Natural Translation

The speed was to the detriment of quality.

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