detriments
Causes of harm
Detriments are things that cause harm or damage.
The word usually appears in formal or technical contexts: The study examined the detriments of prolonged screen time.
Where you might casually say "downsides" or "drawbacks," detriments suggests more serious or measurable harm.
Physical or psychological harm
- damageHarm or impairment
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
impairment · suffering · wound · contamination · pollution · abuse · ailment · pain
Unfavorable feature or flaw
- downsideDisadvantage of something
- setbackReverse in progress
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
impediment · obstacle · shortcoming · weakness · deficiency · limitation · burden · inconvenience
State of lacking necessities
- deficitAmount still owed
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- depletionReduction of supply
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
dispossession · privation · sacrifice · cost · expense · toll · waste · squandering
injury
Physical or psychological harm
affliction · impairment · suffering · wound · contamination · pollution · abuse · ailment · pain · poison
drawback
Unfavorable feature or flaw
handicap · impediment · obstacle · shortcoming · weakness · deficiency · limitation · burden · inconvenience · penalty
deprivation
State of lacking necessities
forfeiture · dispossession · privation · sacrifice · cost · expense · toll · waste · squandering · dissipation