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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries손해
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sonhae
"그것은 건강에 손해가 된다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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State of being harmed or damaged.
"He worked all hours of the night to the detriment of his health."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin detrimentum, from detrere 'wear away', from de- 'down, away' + terere 'to rub'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "detriment" is said worldwide
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détriment
Transliteration: détriment
"Il a réussi au détriment de ses collègues."
Nachteil
Transliteration: Nachteil
"Das geht zum Nachteil der Firma."
detrimento
Transliteration: detrimento
"Agì a detrimente della sua stessa reputazione."
detrimento
Transliteration: detrimento
"Lo hizo en detrimento de su salud."
detrimento
Transliteration: detrimento
"Trabalhou muito em detrimento do descanso."
हानि
Transliteration: hani
"यह स्वास्थ्य के लिए हानि है।"
损害
Transliteration: sǔnhuài
"这会对他的声誉造成损害。"
손해
Transliteration: sonhae
"그것은 건강에 손해가 된다."
不利益
Transliteration: furieki
"それは自身の健康を犠牲にして行われた。"
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