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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.
noun. dam· age ˈda-mij. Synonyms of damage. 1. : loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation. flood damage. sustained severe damage to her knee. 2. damages plural : compensation in money imposed by law for loss or injury. The judge awarded them $5,000 in damages. 3. : expense, cost. "What's the damage ?"
Synonyms for DAMAGE: harm, injury, detriment, hurt, insult, offence, wound, injustice; Antonyms of DAMAGE: recovery, healing, remedy, cure, fix, repair, rebuild, patch.
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.
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 ...
Damage definition: injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness. See examples of DAMAGE used in a sentence.
harm or injury: He suffered brain damage in the car crash. The strong wind caused serious damage to the roof. More examples. Fewer examples. structural damage. The hurricane caused widespread damage. Luckily the fire didn't do much damage. They are just beginning to realize the full extent of the damage.
verb. /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ Verb Forms. damage something/somebody to have a bad or harmful effect on something/somebody. The church was badly damaged by the 1997 earthquake. Smoking seriously damages your health. to be severely/heavily damaged in the fire. Our car was damaged beyond repair in the crash.
When you damage something you hurt it in a way that makes it less valuable or useful. Say you throw a baseball and it flies over your friend's head and cracks your dad's windshield. Congratulations, you've damaged your dad's car.
From Longman Business Dictionary damage dam‧age 1 / ˈdæmɪdʒ / noun 1 [uncountable] a bad effect on something that makes it weaker or less successful damage to The result of this policy will be severe damage to the British economy. 2 [uncountable] physical harm caused to something a fire which caused hundreds of pounds’ worth of damage ...
