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damage

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dam·age  (dmj)
n.
1. Harm or injury to property or a person, resulting in loss of value or the impairment of usefulness.
2. damages Law Money ordered to be paid as compensation for injury or loss.
3. Informal Cost; price.
v. dam·aged, dam·ag·ing, dam·ag·es
v.tr.
To cause damage to.
v.intr.
To suffer or be susceptible to damage.

[Middle English, from Old French : dam, loss (from Latin damnum) + -age, -age.]

damage·a·bili·ty n.
damage·a·ble adj.
damag·ing·ly adv.

damage
Verb
[-aging, -aged]
to harm or injure
Noun
1. injury or harm caused to a person or thing
2. Informal cost: what's the damage? [Latin damnum injury, loss]
damaging adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.damagedamage - the occurrence of a change for the worse
alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"
detriment, hurt - a damage or loss
deformation, distortion - a change for the worse
ravel, ladder, run - a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"
2.damage - loss of military equipment
battle damage, combat casualty - loss of military equipment in battle
operational casualty, operational damage - loss of military equipment in field operations
casualty - a decrease of military personnel or equipment
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
3.damage - the act of damaging something or someone
change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
impairment - damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality
defacement, disfiguration, disfigurement - the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape"
wounding, wound - the act of inflicting a wound
burn - damage inflicted by fire
defloration - an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something
4.damagedamage - the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?"
cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
asking price, selling price - the price at which something is offered for sale
bid price - (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to buy a certain security
closing price - (stock market) the price of the last transaction completed during a day's trading session
factory price - price charged for goods picked up at the factory
highway robbery - an exorbitant price; "what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery"
purchase price - the price at which something is actually purchased
cash price, spot price - the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the spot market
support level - (stock market) the price at which a certain security becomes attractive to investors
valuation - assessed price; "the valuation of this property is much too high"
5.damage - any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
injury - wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted
Verb1.damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
burn - burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"
frost - damage by frost; "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown"
bilge - cause to leak; "the collision bilged the vessel"
break - render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"
total - damage beyond the point of repair; "My son totaled our new car"; "the rock star totals his guitar at every concert"
bruise - damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"
disturb - damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
afflict, smite - cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"
injure, hurt - cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition"
impair - make worse or less effective; "His vision was impaired"
flaw, blemish - add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
corrode, rust, eat - cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"
eat away, erode, fret - remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"
mutilate, cut up, mangle - destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work"
shatter - damage or destroy; "The news of her husband's death shattered her life"
mar, deflower, impair, vitiate, spoil - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
wear away, whittle away, whittle down - cut away in small pieces
bang up, smash up, smash - damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"
2.damage - suffer or be susceptible to damage; "These fine china cups damage easily"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

damage
noun 2. (Informal) cost, price, charge, rate, bill, figure, amount, total, payment, expense, outlay
verb 3. spoil, hurt, injure, smash, harm, ruin, crush, devastate, mar, wreck, shatter, weaken, gut, demolish, undo, trash (slang) total (slang) impair, ravage, mutilate, annihilate, incapacitate, raze, deface, play (merry) hell with (informal) << OPPOSITE fix
Translations
Spanish damage [ˈdæmɪdʒ] ndaño;
(fig) → perjuicio;
(to machine) → avería
damage to property → daños materiales

French damage [ˈdæmɪdʒ] ndégâts mpl, dommages mpl (fig); tort m
vtendommager, abîmer (fig); faire du tort à;
damages npl (Law) → dommages-intérêts mpl;
to pay £5000 in damages → payer 5000 livres de dommages- intérêts;
damage to property → dégâts matériels

German damage [ˈdæmɪdʒ] nSchaden m
vtschaden +dat;
(spoil, break) → beschädigen;
damages npl (Law) → Schaden(s)ersatz m;
damage to property → Sachbeschädigung f;
to pay £5,000 in damages → 5000 Pfund Schaden(s)ersatz (be)zahlen

Italian damage [ˈdæmɪdʒ] ndanno, danni mpl;
(fig) → danno
vtdanneggiare;
(fig) → recar danno a;
damage to property → danni materiali

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I know you make a great deal of money by this kind of thing, but consider the damage you inflict upon the business of others
But all the same, she has forgotten one person, who will certainly kill you if you fall asleep and let the wolves damage the tree.
"The President is very particular," said the Man who brought him the news; "he thinks the same loss of life might be effected with less damage to the company's property.
 
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