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   damage

   /ˈdamɪdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something: "bombing caused extensive damage to the town" Similar harminjurydestructionvandalizationvandalismimpairmentdefilementdesecrationdefacementdisfigurementscarringmutilationvitiationdetrimentruinhavocdevastationwear and tearbatteringfrictionerosionattritioncorrosionabrasiondeteriorationdegenerationrare:detrition
   • ▪ detrimental effects: "the damage to his reputation was considerable"
   • 2. a sum of money claimed or awarded in compensation for a loss or an injury: "she was awarded $284,000 in damages" Similar compensationrecompenserestitutionredressreparation(s)repaymentreimbursementremunerationrequitalindemnificationindemnitysatisfactioninformal:comparchaic:guerdonmeedrare:solatium

   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"
   • ▪ have a detrimental effect on: "the scandal could seriously damage his career"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from dam, damne ‘loss or damage’, from Latin damnum ‘loss or hurt’; compare with damn.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDAMAGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › damageDamage Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   How to use damage in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Damage. loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation; compensation in money imposed by law for loss or injury; expense, cost…

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6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › damageDAMAGE Synonyms: 222 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

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   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...

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   Damage definition: injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness. See examples of DAMAGE used in a sentence.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDAMAGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDAMAGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    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 ...