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Check pronunciation: damage. Definition of damage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 days ago · damage is the kind of injury or the effect of injury that directly impairs appearance, value, usefulness, soundness, etc.: Fire causes damage to property. detriment is a falling off from an original condition as the result of damage, depreciation, devaluation, etc.: Overeating is a detriment to health. harm may denote either physical hurt or ...
1. injury or harm impairing the function or condition of a person or thing. 2. loss of something desirable. 3. informal cost; expense (esp in the phrase what's the damage?) vb. 4. ( tr) to cause damage to. 5. ( intr) to suffer damage. [C14: from Old French, from Latin damnum injury, loss, fine] ˈdamageable adj. ˌdamageaˈbility n. ˈdamager n.
