SYNONYMS | EXAMPLES | WORD ORIGIN noun injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness: The storm did considerable damage to the crops.
damages, Law the estimated money equivalent for detriment or injury sustained.
Often damages. Informal cost; expense; charge: What are the damages for the lubrication job on my car?
verb (used with object), dam·aged, dam·ag·ing. to cause damage to; injure or harm; reduce the value or usefulness of: He damaged the saw on a nail.
verb (used without object), dam·aged, dam·ag·ing. to become damaged: Soft wood damages easily.
Origin of damage 1250–1300; Middle English <
Old French, equivalent to
dam (<
Latin damnum damage, fine) +
-age -age ; see
damn Related forms dam·age·a·ble , adjective dam·age·a·ble·ness , dam·age·a·bil·i·ty , noun dam·ag·er , noun non·dam·age·a·ble , adjective pre·dam·age , noun, verb (used with object), pre·dam·aged, pre·dam·ag·ing. qua·si-dam·aged , adjective re·dam·age , verb (used with object), re·dam·aged, re·dam·ag·ing. un·dam·age·a·ble , adjective un·dam·aged , adjective Synonym study 1 . Damage, detriment, harm, mischief refer to injuries of various kinds. Damage is the kind of injury or the effect of injury that directly impairs appearance, value, usefulness, soundness, etc.: Fire causes damage to property. Detriment is a falling off from an original condition as the result of damage, depreciation, devaluation, etc.: Overeating is a detriment to health. Harm may denote either physical hurt or mental, moral, or spiritual injury: bodily harm; harm to one's self-confidence. Mischief may be damage, harm, trouble, or misfortune caused by a person, especially if maliciously: an enemy who would do one mischief.
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Related Words for damaged injured ,
impaired ,
run-down ,
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bent ,
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flubbed ,
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kaput Examples from the Web for damaged Contemporary Examples of damaged Politico has reported that some Republican donors see Scalise as damaged goods.
That night, a crowd of 300 gathered at the scene, and violence broke out: gunshots echoed and police vehicles were damaged .
There was a fear growing inside of me that my imperfect bruised college experience was a reflection of my own damaged self.
They are needed, he says, because a lot of the medical gear and medicines the U.S. dropped Sunday night was damaged .
His vessel, named “Never Give Up,” was damaged during transportation.
Historical Examples of damaged No grains are crushed or damaged by the feet or shovels of workmen.
You might overlook the most important part of my paraphernalia; and really I am not damaged .
That rod broke, and in breaking it damaged other parts of the machinery.
Separators which have been in service are liable to be damaged by handling.
Well, if they didn't hurt you much they damaged you considerably.
British Dictionary definitions for damaged noun injury or harm impairing the function or condition of a person or thing
loss of something desirable
informal cost; expense (esp in the phrase what's the damage? )
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verb (tr) to cause damage to
(intr) to suffer damage
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Derived Forms damageable , adjective damageability , noun damager , noun damaging , adjective damagingly , adverb Word Origin for damage C14: from Old French, from Latin damnum injury, loss, fine
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Word Origin and History for damaged v. early 14c., from Old French damagier , from damage (see damage (n.)). Related: Damaged ; damaging .
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n. late 13c., from Old French damage (12c., Modern French dommage ) "loss caused by injury," from dam "damage," from Latin damnum "loss, hurt, damage" (see damn ).
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Idioms and Phrases with damaged In addition to the idioms beginning with damage
damage control damaged goods also see:
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