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- DictionaryDam·age/ˈdamij/
noun
- 1. physical harm caused to something in such a way as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function: "bombing caused extensive damage to the town"
- 2. a sum of money claimed or awarded in compensation for a loss or an injury: "she was awarded $284,000 in damages"
verb
- 1. inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function: "the car was badly damaged in the accident"
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 ...
damage. noun. /ˈdæmɪdʒ/. /ˈdæmɪdʒ/. Idioms. [uncountable] physical harm caused to something which makes it less attractive, useful or valuable. serious/severe damage. The building suffered extensive damage by fire in 1925. permanent/irreparable/irreversible damage.
4 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 ...
2 days ago · 1. transitive verb. To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly. He maliciously damaged a car with a baseball bat. Synonyms: spoil, hurt, injure, smash More Synonyms of damage. 2. transitive verb. To damage something means to cause it to become less good, pleasant, or successful.
a way of asking how much something costs. See damage in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: damage. Definition of damage noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of damage. noun. the occurrence of a change for the worse. synonyms: harm, impairment. see more. noun. the act of damaging something or someone. synonyms: harm, hurt, scathe. see more. noun. loss of military equipment. synonyms: equipment casualty. see more. noun. any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dam‧age1 /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ S3 W2 noun 1 physical harm [ uncountable] physical harm that is done to something or to a part of someone’s body, so that it is broken or injured damage to damage to property These chemicals have been found to cause serious environmental damage.
