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damage

/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒ/noun, verb2 syllables

Damage means: the act of damaging something or someone.

Synonyms for damage17

noun, as in the act of damaging something or someone

harm, hurt, scathe

noun, as in the occurrence of a change for the worse

noun, as in the amount of money needed to purchase something

noun, as in any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

wrong, legal injury

noun, as in loss of military equipment

equipment casualty

also used for damage

injure, abuse, annoy, bewound, damnify, dere, do damage to, do for

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What does damage mean?7

noun

1

the act of damaging something or someone

2

the occurrence of a change for the worse

3

the amount of money needed to purchase something“the price of gasoline”

4

any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

5

loss of military equipment

verb

1

inflict damage upon“The snow damaged the roof”

2

suffer or be susceptible to damage“These fine china cups damage easily”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Damage in a sentence

  • The heavy rain brought the flood, causing damage.unknown
  • Introducing foreign plants, such as palm trees can damage ecosystems.Spamster
  • With so much damage to the wing, the pilot can't control the plane.Amastan
  • One glass of red wine a night is enough to damage health, say scientists.Adelpa
  • If you focus on the smoke, heavy fire damage is likely.twacnvcoc
  • Ultraviolet radiation can cause skin cancer, cataracts, suppress immune systems and damage plants.Hybrid
  • The typhoon struck the city, causing great damage.CK
  • If you pick up this power-up, you will deal quadruple damage.sabretou

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of damage

as a noun

plural
damages

as a verb

past tense
damaged
present participle
damaging
third-person singular
damages
past participle
damaged