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    damaging
    /ˈdamɪdʒɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. causing physical damage: "new cars are less damaging to the environment"

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

    adjective. uk / ˈdæm.ɪ.dʒɪŋ / us / ˈdæm.ɪ.dʒɪŋ / Add to word list. causing harm: damaging effect Many chemicals have a damaging effect on the environment. These allegations are very damaging. Synonyms. deleterious formal. detrimental formal. harmful. injurious formal. prejudicial formal. Opposites. harmless. innocuous. Compare. hurtful.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › damagingDamaging Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DAMAGING is causing or able to cause damage : injurious. How to use damaging in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › damagingDAMAGING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Damaging definition: causing or capable of causing damages; harmful; injurious.. See examples of DAMAGING used in a sentence.

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

    money that is paid to someone by a person or organization who has been responsible for causing them some injury or loss: be awarded something in damages The politician was awarded £50,000 in damages over false allegations made by the newspaper. See more. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idioms. the damage is done.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDAMAGING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. us / ˈdæm.ɪ.dʒɪŋ / uk / ˈdæm.ɪ.dʒɪŋ / Add to word list. causing harm: damaging effect Many chemicals have a damaging effect on the environment. These allegations are very damaging. Synonyms. deleterious formal. detrimental formal. harmful. injurious formal. prejudicial formal. Opposites. harmless. innocuous. Compare. hurtful.

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

    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 ?"

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › damagingDamaging - definition of damaging by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. Destruction or a loss in value, usefulness, or ability resulting from an action or event. 2. damages Law Money required to be paid as compensation for an injury or wrong. 3. Informal Cost; price: What's the damage for the tickets to the show? v. dam·aged, dam·ag·ing, dam·ag·es. v.tr. To cause damage to. v.intr.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › damagingDamaging - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of damaging. adjective. (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury. “ damaging to career and reputation” synonyms: detrimental, inimical, prejudicial, prejudicious. harmful. causing or capable of causing harm. adjective. designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions. synonyms: negative.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdamaging adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of damaging adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDAMAGING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    DAMAGING definition: causing or capable of causing damages ; harmful ; injurious | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples