Damage definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Damage definition: To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'damage'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× damage (dæmɪdʒ ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tensedamages ,presentparticipledamaging ,pasttense,pastparticipledamaged 1. verb Todamageanobjectmeanstobreakit,spoilitphysically,orstopitfromworkingproperly. Hemaliciouslydamagedacarwithabaseballbat.[VERBnoun] Thesuncandamageyourskin.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:spoil,hurt,injure,smash MoreSynonymsofdamage 2. verb Todamagesomethingmeanstocauseittobecomelessgood,pleasant,orsuccessful. Jacksondoesn'twanttodamagehisreputationasapoliticalpersonality.[VERBnoun] Hewarnedthattheactionwasdamagingtheeconomy.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:harm,ruin,mar,stain MoreSynonymsofdamage damaging adjectiveIstherecyclingprocessinitselfdamagingtotheenvironment?[+to] Synonyms:harmful,detrimental,hurtful,ruinous MoreSynonymsofdamage 3. uncountablenoun Damageisphysicalharmthatiscausedtoanobject. Theblastcausedextensivedamagetothehouse.[+to] Manyprofessionalboxersendtheircareerswithbraindamage. 4. uncountablenoun Damageconsistsoftheunpleasanteffectsthatsomethinghasonaperson,situation,ortypeofactivity. Incidentsofthistypecauseirreparabledamagetorelationswiththecommunity.[+to] Adheringtothenewrulesmeantinflictingseriousdamageonmotorracing. 5. pluralnoun Ifacourtoflawawardsdamagestosomeone,itordersmoneytobepaidtothembyapersonwhohasdamagedtheirreputationorproperty,orwhohasinjuredthem. Hewasvindicatedincourtanddamageswereawarded. 6. Seethedamageisdone MoreSynonymsofdamage COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof damage Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'damage' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'damage' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'raclette' HindiTranslationof'damage' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency damageinBritishEnglish (ˈdæmɪdʒ ) noun1. injuryorharmimpairingthefunctionorconditionofapersonorthing 2. lossofsomethingdesirable 3. informal cost;expense(espinthephrasewhat'sthedamage?) verb4. (transitive) tocausedamageto 5. (intransitive) tosufferdamage CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsdamageable(ˈdamageable)adjective damageability(ˌdamageaˈbility)noun damager(ˈdamager)noun damaging(ˈdamaging) adjective damagingly(ˈdamagingly)adverb WordoriginC14:fromOldFrench,fromLatindamnuminjury,loss,fine WordFrequency damageinAmericanEnglish (ˈdæmɪdʒ ) noun1.  injuryorharmtoapersonorthing,resultinginalossinsoundnessorvalue 2. [pl.];Law moneyclaimedby,ororderedpaidto,apersontocompensateforinjuryorlosscausedbythewrongoftheoppositepartyorparties 3. Informal costorexpense verbtransitiveWordforms:ˈdamagedorˈdamaging4.  tododamageto verbintransitive5.  toincurdamage SIMILARWORDS: ˈinjure Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsdamageable(ˈdamageable) adjective WordoriginME