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- Dictionarydamage/ˈdamɪdʒ/
noun
- 1. physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something: "bombing caused extensive damage to the town" Similar
- 2. a sum of money claimed or awarded in compensation for a loss or an injury: "she was awarded $284,000 in damages" Similar
verb
- 1. inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function: "the car was badly damaged in the accident"
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The meaning of DAMAGE is loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation. How to use damage in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Damage.
DAMAGE definition: 1. to harm or spoil something: 2. harm or injury: 3. money that is paid to someone by a person or…. Learn more.
Synonyms for DAMAGE: harm, injury, detriment, hurt, insult, offence, wound, injustice; Antonyms of DAMAGE: recovery, healing, remedy, cure, fix, repair, rebuild, patch.
- Some common synonyms of damage are harm, hurt, impair, injure, and mar. While all these words mean "to affect injuriously," damage suggests injury...
- Although the words harm and damage have much in common, harm often stresses the inflicting of pain, suffering, or loss. // careful not to harm the...
- In some situations, the words hurt and damage are roughly equivalent. However, hurt implies inflicting a wound to the body or to the feelings. // h...
- The words impair and damage are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, impair suggests a making less complete or efficient by deteriorati...
- While the synonyms injure and damage are close in meaning, injure implies the inflicting of anything detrimental to one's looks, comfort, health, o...
- The words mar and damage can be used in similar contexts, but mar applies to injury that spoils perfection (as of a surface) or causes disfiguremen...
Damage definition: injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness. See examples of DAMAGE used in a sentence.
DAMAGE meaning: 1. to harm or spoil something: 2. harm or injury: 3. money that is paid to someone by a person or…. Learn more.
uk / ˈdæmɪdʒ / us. B1. to harm or break something: Many buildings were damaged in the storm. Smoking can seriously damage your health. More examples. crops were damaged by rats and other pests. explosion wrecked several cars and damaged nearby. This decision has damaged the President's credibility.
noun. /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ Idioms. [uncountable] physical harm caused to something which makes it less attractive, useful or valuable. serious/severe damage. The building suffered extensive damage by fire in 1925. permanent/irreparable/irreversible damage. The accident caused no permanent damage. She suffered minor brain damage at birth.
