damage

[ dam-ij ]

/ ˈdæm ɪdʒ /

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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.

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Origin of damage

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French, equivalent to dam (< Latin damnum damage, fine) + -age -age; see damn

SYNONYMS FOR damage

1 loss.

4 impair, hurt.

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synonym study for damage

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.

OTHER WORDS FROM damage

dam·age·a·ble, adjectivedam·age·a·ble·ness, dam·age·a·bil·i·ty, noundam·ag·er, nounnon·dam·age·a·ble, adjective

pre·dam·age, noun, verb (used with object), pre·dam·aged, pre·dam·ag·ing.qua·si-dam·aged, adjectivere·dam·age, verb (used with object), re·dam·aged, re·dam·ag·ing.un·dam·age·a·ble, adjectiveun·dam·aged, adjective

Words nearby damage

daltonism, daly, daly city, dalén, dam, damage, damage control, damaged goods, damages, damaging, daman

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Example sentences from the Web for damaged

Politico has reported that some Republican donors see Scalise as damaged goods.
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That night, a crowd of 300 gathered at the scene, and violence broke out: gunshots echoed and police vehicles were damaged.
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There was a fear growing inside of me that my imperfect bruised college experience was a reflection of my own damaged self.
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They are needed, he says, because a lot of the medical gear and medicines the U.S. dropped Sunday night was damaged.
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His vessel, named “Never Give Up,” was damaged during transportation.
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Movements that tend to put the damaged ligaments on the stretch also cause pain.
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He was a mighty promising tackle last year until Desmond got damaged and we had to have a full-back in a hurry.
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The mahout hurried to my rescue and then examined the damaged tail of his animal.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
"I agree with you," Whitney said; and they planned to ship the damaged machine to Hawick and to walk back across the hills.
Johnstone of the Border|Harold Bindloss
Amenemhat's buildings in the Fayoum may have been damaged, but they were not demolished.
Ancient Egypt|George Rawlinson

British Dictionary definitions for damaged

damage

/ (ˈdæmɪdʒ) /

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?)

verb

(tr) to cause damage to

(intr) to suffer damage

Derived forms of damage

damageable, adjectivedamageability, noundamager, noundamaging, adjective

damagingly, adverb

Word Origin for damage

C14: from Old French, from Latin damnum injury, loss, fine

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Idioms and Phrases with damaged

damage

In addition to the idioms beginning with damage

damage control
damaged goods

also see:

do one wrong (damage)
the damage

damage

noun

verb (used with object), dam·aged, dam·ag·ing.

verb (used without object), dam·aged, dam·ag·ing.

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noun

verb

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