Definition of 'damage'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense damages
, present participle damaging
, past tense, past participle damaged
4. uncountable noun
Damage consists of the unpleasant effects that something has on a person, situation, or type of activity.
5. plural noun
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.
6.
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damage in British English
noun
2.
loss of something desirable
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Derived forms
damageable (ˈdamageable) adjective
damageability (ˌdamageaˈbility)
noun
damager (ˈdamager)
noun
damagingly (ˈdamagingly)
adverb
Word origin
C14: from Old French, from Latin damnum injury, loss, fine
Word Frequency
damage in American English
noun
1.
injury or harm to a person or thing, resulting in a loss in soundness or value
2. [pl.]; Law
money claimed by, or ordered paid to, a person to compensate for injury or loss caused by the wrong of the opposite party or parties
3. Informal
cost or expense
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈdamaged or ˈdamaging
4.
to do damage to
verb intransitive
5.
to incur damage
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈinjure
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Derived forms
damageable (ˈdamageable)
adjective
Word Frequency
damage in American English
(ˈdæmɪdʒ) (verb -aged, -aging)
noun
1.
injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness
The storm did considerable damage to the crops
2. See damages
3. (often damages) informal
cost; expense; charge
What are the damages for the lubrication job on my car?
transitive verb
4.
to cause damage to; injure or harm; reduce the value or usefulness of
He damaged the saw on a nail
intransitive verb
SYNONYMS 1. loss. damage, detriment, harm, mischief refer to injuries of various kinds. 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 mental, moral, or spiritual injury: bodily harm; harm to one's self-confidence. mischief may be damage, harm, trouble, or misfortune caused by a person, esp. if maliciously:
an enemy who would do one mischief. 4. impair, hurt.5.
to become damaged
Soft wood damages easily
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Derived forms
damageable adjective
damageableness or damageability
noun
damager
noun
Word Frequency
damage in Insurance 1
(dæmɪdʒ)
Word forms: (present) damages, (past) damaged, (perfect) damaged, (progressive) damaging
verb
(Insurance: General)
If you damage something or part of someone's body, you cause physical harm.
Public liability insurance covers a business against claims should its operations
injure a member of the public or damage their property in some way.
If the operator of the boat accidentally damages another boat or injures some swimmers, there would be protection.
If you damage something or part of someone's body, you cause physical harm.
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Word Frequency
damage in Insurance 2
(dæmɪdʒ)
noun
(Insurance: General)
Damage is physical harm that is done to something or to a part of someone's body.
Coverage for flood and earthquake damage is excluded and must be purchased separately.
Liability insurance covers what the policyholder is legally obligated to pay because
of bodily injury or property damage caused to another person.
Damage is physical harm that is done to something or to a part of someone's body.
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damage
British English: damage
/ˈdæmɪdʒ/ NOUN
Damage is injury or harm that is caused to something.
The fire caused extensive damage to the restaurant.
- American English: damage /ˈdæmɪdʒ/
- Arabic: ضَرَر
- Brazilian Portuguese: dano
- Chinese: 损害
- Croatian: šteta
- Czech: poškození
- Danish: skade
- Dutch: schade
- European Spanish: daño
- Finnish: vaurio
- French: dommage
- German: Schaden
- Greek: βλάβη
- Italian: danno
- Japanese: 損傷
- Korean: 손상
- Norwegian: skade
- Polish: szkoda
- European Portuguese: dano
- Romanian: daună
- Russian: ущерб
- Latin American Spanish: daño
- Swedish: skada
- Thai: ความเสียหาย
- Turkish: zarar
- Ukrainian: пошкодження
- Vietnamese: thiệt hại
British English: damage
/ˈdæmɪdʒ/ VERB
If you damage something, you injure or harm it.
He damaged his knee during training.
- American English: damage /ˈdæmɪdʒ/
- Arabic: يَضُرُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: danificar
- Chinese: 损害
- Croatian: oštetiti
- Czech: poškodit
- Danish: skade
- Dutch: beschadigen
- European Spanish: dañar
- Finnish: vahingoittaa tuottaa vahinkoa
- French: endommager
- German: beschädigen
- Greek: βλάπτω
- Italian: danneggiare
- Japanese: 損傷する
- Korean: 손상하다
- Norwegian: skade
- Polish: uszkodzić
- European Portuguese: danificar
- Romanian: a deteriora
- Russian: наносить ущерб
- Latin American Spanish: dañar
- Swedish: skada
- Thai: ทำให้เสียหาย
- Turkish: zarar vermek
- Ukrainian: пошкоджувати
- Vietnamese: làm hư hại
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