Dama dama
Dama dama

damage


Definition: Meaning of, damage in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈdamɪdʒ /

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  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
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  2. emotional harm [uncountable] harm caused to someone's emotions or mind
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  3. bad effect [uncountable] a bad effect on something
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  4. damages [plural] law money that a court orders someone to pay to someone else as a punishment for harming them or their property [↪  compensation]
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  5. the damage is done used to say that something bad has happened which makes it impossible to go back to the way things were before it happened
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  6. what's the damage? spoken used humorously to ask how much you have to pay for something
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
damage damaged damaged
Present Participle Third Person Singular
damaging damages
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  1. to cause physical harm to something or to part of someone's body
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  2. to have a bad effect on something or someone in a way that makes them weaker or less successful
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damage used in phrases

  • battle damage (noun)
    1. military loss of military equipment in battle
  • brain damage (noun)
    1. damage to someone's brain caused by an accident or illness
  • collateral damage (noun)
    1. euphemism inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations
  • damage control (noun)
    1. an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss
  • damage limitation (noun)
    1. an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss
  • minimal brain damage (noun)
    1. mostly in boys a condition characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
  • operational damage (noun)
    1. military loss of military equipment in field operations
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