(~s, damaging, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
To ~ an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
He maliciously ~d a car with a baseball bat...
The sun can ~ your skin.
VERB: V n, V n
2.
To ~ something means to cause it to become less good, pleasant, or successful.
Jackson doesn’t want to ~ his reputation as a political personality...
= harm
VERB: V n
damaging
Is the recycling process in itself damaging to the environment?
= harmful
ADJ
3.
Damage is physical harm that is caused to an object.
The blast caused extensive ~ to the house...
Many professional boxers end their careers with brain ~.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N to n
4.
Damage consists of the unpleasant effects that something has on a person, situation, or type of activity.
Incidents of this type cause irreparable ~ to relations with the community...
N-UNCOUNT: oft N to n
5.
If a court of law awards ~s to someone, it orders money to be paid to them by a person who has ~d their reputation or property, or who has injured them.
He was vindicated in court and ~s were awarded.
N-PLURAL