1. plural of detrimental; things or people that cause harm or damage
Usage: often used in formal or legal contexts

1. causing harm, damage, or a negative effect; harmful or injurious
Usage: typically used as a predicate adjective or attributive adjective

Examples

• Smoking has detrimentals effects on your health.
• The scandal had detrimentals consequences for the company's reputation.
• Lack of sleep is detrimentals to academic performance.
• The report listed several detrimentals that could affect the project's success.
• Excessive stress can be detrimentals to mental well-being.
• The court found the evidence detrimentals to the defendant's case.