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damage

dam·age
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dam-ij]
    • /ˈdæm ɪdʒ/
    • /ˈdæmɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dam-ij]
    • /ˈdæm ɪdʒ/

Definitions of damage word

  • verb damage To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly. 3
  • verb damage To damage something means to cause it to become less good, pleasant, or successful. 3
  • uncountable noun damage Damage is physical harm that is caused to an object. 3
  • uncountable noun damage Damage consists of the unpleasant effects that something has on a person, situation, or type of activity. 3
  • noun plural damage If a court of law awards damages to someone, it orders money to be paid to them by a person who has damaged their reputation or property, or who has injured them. 3
  • noun damage injury or harm impairing the function or condition of a person or thing 3

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Origin of damage

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Old French, equivalent to dam (< Latin damnum damage, fine) + -age -age; see damn

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Damage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

damage popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

damage usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for damage

noun damage

  • blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
  • devastation — Devastation is severe and widespread destruction or damage.
  • harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
  • illness — unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness.
  • hardship — a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression: a life of hardship.

verb damage

  • pollute — to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke.
  • impair — to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
  • cripple — A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple.
  • weaken — to make weak or weaker.
  • injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.

adjective damage

  • demagogic — If you say that someone such as a politician is demagogic, you are criticizing them because you think they try to win people's support by appealing to their emotions rather than using reasonable arguments.
  • dissentious — contentious; quarrelsome.
  • rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
  • incendiary — used or adapted for setting property on fire: incendiary bombs.

Antonyms for damage

noun damage

  • building — A building is a structure that has a roof and walls, for example a house or a factory.
  • advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
  • health — the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: good health; poor health.
  • favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
  • cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.

verb damage

  • assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
  • mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
  • clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
  • purify — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
  • heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.

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