different between detriment vs jactitation

English

Etymology

From Old French detriement, from Latin detrimentum (“loss, damage, literally a rubbing off”), from deterere (“to rub off, wear”), from de- (“down, away”) + terere (“to rub”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?t??m?nt/

Noun

detriment (countable and uncountable, plural detriments)

1. Harm, hurt, damage.
2. (Britain, obsolete) A charge made to students and barristers for incidental repairs of the rooms they occupy.

Usage notes

• Often used in the form "to someone's detriment".

Synonyms

• harm
• hurt
• illfare
• damage
• expense

Antonyms

• benefit

Derived terms

• detrimental

Translations

Verb

detriment (third-person singular simple present detriments, present participle detrimenting, simple past and past participle detrimented)

1. (transitive, chiefly obsolete) To be detrimental to; to harm or mar.

Further reading

• detriment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• detriment in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Romanian

Etymology

From French détriment, from Latin detrimentum.

Noun

detriment n (uncountable)

1. detriment

Declension

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin jactitio, from iactit? (“throw, fling; boast, brag; utter, mention”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?ækt??te???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

jactitation (countable and uncountable, plural jactitations)

1. Bragging or boasting, especially in a false manner to another's detriment.
2. A false pretense of being married to somebody.
3. (medicine) Extreme restlessness; tossing and turning in bed.

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