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detriment

/ˈdɛtɹɪmənt/ noun C1
  1. Harm, hurt, damage. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The position or state of a planet when it is in the sign opposite its house, considered to weaken it. (countable, uncountable)
  3. The position or state of being eclipsed, entirely dark (sable). (countable, uncountable)

Plural detriments

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Noirtier has received, without any detriment to his mental faculties?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 620 · C1

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