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Detrimental Adj Harmful Damaging Candidate's Acceptance Major Fincancial

The adjective "detrimental" describes something harmful or damaging.

Das Adjektiv "detrimental" beschreibt etwas Schädliches oder Damagierendes.

Word detrimental
Part of Speech ADJ.
Definition harmful; damaging.
Sentence The candidate's acceptance of major fincancial contributions from a well-known racist ultimately proved detrimental to his campaign, for he lost the backing of many of his early grassroots supporters.
Related Words detriment, N.

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