perjuicio

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeiudicium, with later alteration of the suffix. Doublet of prejuicio.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /peɾˈxwiθjo/ [peɾˈxwi.θjo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /peɾˈxwisjo/ [peɾˈxwi.sjo]
(Spain) Rhymes: -iθjo
(Latin America) Rhymes: -isjo
Syllabification: per‧jui‧cio

Noun

perjuicio m (plural perjuicios)

detriment (the opposite of a benefit)
Synonym: detrimento

Antonym: beneficio

Derived terms

daños y perjuicios

Related terms

Descendants

→ Cebuano: perhuwisyo
→ Tagalog: perhuwisyo

Further reading

“perjuicio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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