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"Detrimental" vs. "damaging": exploring their nuanced impact
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Lloyd Cooper 13/10/2024, 02:32
Lloyd Cooper 13/10/2024, 02:32English.me team member
What is similar?
Both "detrimental" and "damaging" describe effects or actions that cause harm or reduce quality, often leading to negative outcomes.
What is different?
"Detrimental" often has a broader or more general connotation, implying adverse effects or harm, typically in contexts like health, environment, or influence. "Damaging" is often more direct, implying physical harm or the act of causing damage, and is used in contexts involving tangible and immediate harm.
Which one is more common?
Examples of usage
Detrimental- The policy changes could have a detrimental effect on the economy.
- Smoking is detrimental to your health.
- The constant noise can be detrimental to your concentration.
- The storm had a damaging impact on the crops.
- His comments were damaging to the team's morale.
- The leak caused a damaging flood in the basement.
Difference
