detriment

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. Damage, harm, or loss: took a long leave of absence without detriment to her career. See Synonyms at disadvantage.
2. n. Something that causes damage, harm, or loss: Smoking is now considered a detriment to good health.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. Any kind of harm or injury, as loss, damage, hurt, injustice, deterioration, diminution, hindrance, etc., considered with specific reference, expressed or implied, both to its subject and to its cause: as, the cause of religion suffers great detriment from the faults of its professors; let the property suffer no detriment at your hands; the consuls must see that the republic receives no detriment; the detriment it has suffered is past remedy.
2. n. That which causes harm or injury; anything that is detrimental: as, his generosity is a great detriment to his prosperity.
3. n. In England, a charge made upon barristers and students for repair of damages in the rooms they occupy; a charge for wear and tear of table-linen, etc.
4. n. In astrol., the sign opposite the house of any planet: as, Mars in Libra is in his detriment; the detriment of the sun is Aquarius, because it is opposite to Leo. It is a sign of weakness, distress, etc.
5. n. In heraldry: Same as decrement.
6. To injure; do harm to; hurt.

Wiktionary

1. n. Harm, hurt, damage.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. That which injures or causes damage; mischief; harm; diminution; loss; damage; -- used very generically
2. n. engraving A charge made to students and barristers for incidental repairs of the rooms they occupy.
3. v. Archaic To do injury to; to hurt.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a damage or loss