Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Detriment

Detriment (det"ri*ment) , noun

[Latin detrimentum, from deterere, detritum, to rub or wear away; de + terere to rub: compare French détriment. See Trite.]

1.
That which injures or causes damage; mischief; harm; diminution; loss; damage; -- used very generically; as, detriments to property, religion, morals, etc.
I can repair That detriment, if such it be. — Milton
2.
A charge made to students and barristers for incidental repairs of the rooms they occupy. [English]

Detriment , transitive verb

To do injury to; to hurt. [Archaic]
Other might be determined thereby. — Fuller