detriment
Cause of loss
Detriment is harm or damage, especially to something's effectiveness or value: Stress can be a detriment to your health.
The phrase to the detriment of indicates what suffers: He worked long hours to the detriment of his family life.
Something detrimental causes harm or disadvantage.
Unfavorable feature or flaw
- downsideDisadvantage of something
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- weaknessDeficiency in force
shortcoming · minus · penalty · disfavor · disservice · prejudice · negative · con
Harm or impairment
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- hurtCause or feel pain
- impairmentDiminished function or capacity
- destructionAct of completely ruining
deterioration · ruin · devastation · affliction · trauma · suffering · adversity · misfortune
drawback
Unfavorable feature or flaw
- downsideDisadvantage of something
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
weakness · shortcoming · minus · penalty · disfavor · disservice · prejudice · negative · con · catch
damage
Harm or impairment
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- hurtCause or feel pain
- impairmentDiminished function or capacity
destruction · deterioration · ruin · devastation · affliction · trauma · suffering · adversity · misfortune · calamity
deprivation
State of lacking necessities
- deficitAmount still owed
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
expense · cost · price · toll · diminution · reduction · depletion · erosion · wastage · squandering
- astrologyastrology, zodiac, horoscope, horoscopes, birth chart
- harmsharm, damage, injury, hurt, wound
- Troublesproblem, trouble, issue, setback, snag
- considerationconsideration, bargain, benefit, sufficiency, adequacy
- horary astrologyquerent, question, houses, aspects, planets
- negativesno, not, never, none, nothing