damaging

Synonyms
1. loss. 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. 4. impair, hurt.

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damage (ˈdæmɪdʒ)

—n
1.	injury or harm impairing the function or condition of a person or thing
2.	loss of something desirable
3.	informal cost; expense (esp in the phrase what's the damage?)

—vb
4.	(tr) to cause damage to
5.	(intr) to suffer damage

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

'damageable

—*adj*

damagea'bility

—n

'damager

—n

'damaging

—*adj*

'damagingly

—*adv*

damage (ˈdæmɪdʒ)

—n
1.	injury or harm impairing the function or condition of a person or thing
2.	loss of something desirable
3.	informal cost; expense (esp in the phrase what's the damage?)

—vb
4.	(tr) to cause damage to
5.	(intr) to suffer damage

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

'damageable

—*adj*

damagea'bility

—n

'damager

—n

'damaging

—*adj*

'damagingly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

damage

late 13c., from O.Fr. damage "loss caused by injury," from dam "damage," from L. damnum "loss, hurt, damage."

Slang Dictionary

damage definition

n.
the cost; the amount of the bill (for something). (See also bad news.) : As soon as I pay the damage, we can go.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences

And some sugars, such as sucrose and trehalose, can protect cells from the

damaging effects of freezing.

Subjects who thought that commerce can be environmentally damaging were ready

to accept the scientist as an expert.

The heavy waves were breaking under homes, damaging underpinnings and ripping

porches and steps from the structures.

And they should draw up contingency plans for cutting costs without damaging

vital investments if revenues fall short.

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