damage
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?
to cause damage to; injure or harm; reduce the value or usefulness of: He damaged the saw on a nail.
to become damaged: Soft wood damages easily.
Origin of damage
1synonym study For damage
Other words for damage
Other words from damage
- 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.
- quasi-damaged, 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
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British Dictionary definitions for damage
/ (ˈdæmɪdʒ) /
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?)
(tr) to cause damage to
(intr) to suffer damage
Origin of damage
1Derived forms of damage
- damageable, adjective
- damageability, noun
- damager, noun
- damaging, adjective
- damagingly, adverb
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Other Idioms and Phrases with damage
In addition to the idioms beginning with damage
- damage control
- damaged goods
also see:
- do one wrong (damage)
- the damage
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