damage
/'dæmidʤ/
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Definition
Noun:
- Physical harm or impairment: The state of being harmed, broken, or made less functional or valuable.
- Detrimental effect or loss: A negative consequence or disadvantage resulting from an action or event.
- Cost or price (informal): The amount of money required to pay for something.
Verb:
- To cause physical harm or impairment: To inflict harm that reduces the value, usefulness, or normal function of something.
- To have a detrimental effect on: To negatively impact the condition, reputation, or success of someone or something.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The storm caused significant damage to the coastal town. (Physical harm)
- The scandal did irreparable damage to his political career. (Detrimental effect)
- The waiter brought the bill and asked, "What's the damage?" (Informal: cost)
Verb:
- Be careful not to damage the fragile artwork while moving it. (Cause physical harm)
- Revealing confidential information could damage our relationship with the client. (Have a detrimental effect)
Advanced Usage
- "To be damaged": Describes the state of having been harmed.
- The goods arrived damaged and had to be returned.
- "Damage control": Efforts to minimize the negative effects of a problematic situation.
- After the CEO's controversial statement, the PR team began damage control.
Variants and Related Words
- Damages (plural noun): A sum of money claimed or awarded in compensation for loss or injury.
- The court ordered the company to pay damages to the injured workers.
- Damageable (adjective): Susceptible to being damaged.
- The packaging is designed for damageable electronic components.
- Damaging (adjective): Causing harm or damage.
- The report contained damaging allegations against the minister.
Synonyms
- Noun: Harm, destruction, impairment, detriment, loss.
- Verb: Harm, impair, injure, ruin, spoil.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Damage beyond repair: To harm something so severely it cannot be fixed.
- The engine was damaged beyond repair in the accident.
Related Idioms
- The damage is done: Used to say that a harmful action has occurred and its negative effects cannot be undone.
- I know you're sorry for lying, but the damage is done. I can't trust you now.
- What's the damage?: An informal idiom asking for the cost or bill.
- We've finished our meal. What's the damage?
Noun
- any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
- 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?
- the act of damaging something or someone
- loss of military equipment
- the occurrence of a change for the worse
Verb
- suffer or be susceptible to damage
- These fine china cups damage easily
- inflict damage upon
- The snow damaged the roof
- She damaged the car when she hit the tree