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damage
[ dam-ij ]
noun
- injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness:
The storm did considerable damage to the crops.
Synonyms:
- damages, Law. the estimated money equivalent for detriment or injury sustained.
- Often damages. Informal. cost; expense; charge:
What are the damages for the lubrication job on my car?
verb (used with object)
- to cause damage to; injure or harm; reduce the value or usefulness of:
He damaged the saw on a nail.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used without object)
- to become damaged:
Soft wood damages easily.
damage
/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- injury or harm impairing the function or condition of a person or thing
- loss of something desirable
- informal.cost; expense (esp in the phrase what's the damage? )
verb
- tr to cause damage to
- intr to suffer damage
Derived Forms
- ˌ岹ˈٲ, noun
- ˈ岹Բ, adverb
- ˈ岹Բ, adjective
- ˈ岹, adjective
- ˈ岹, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- 岹a·· adjective
- 岹a···ness 岹a··i·ٲ noun
- 岹a· noun
- non·岹a·· adjective
- ·岹a noun verb (used with object) predamaged predamaging
- ܲȴ-岹a adjective
- ·岹a verb (used with object) redamaged redamaging
- un·岹a·· adjective
- ܲ·岹a adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of damage1
Idioms and Phrases
- do one wrong (damage)
- the damage
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"It's that unpredictability that has done a lot of damage in the world in the last couple of months."
But the damage to house prices and, in turn, consumer confidence in China, has been done and analysts have projected a 2.5% decline in home prices this year, according to a Reuters poll in February.
He did not offer details, but said it led him to understand "how damaging it can be to a student".
Early this year, the president doubled the amount of damages he was seeking to $20 billion.
“Any damage to life or property will have consequences, and those engaging in criminal behavior will be held accountable.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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