I.
noun
1 harm/injury
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , enormous , great , heavy , massive , serious , severe , significant , substantial , untold
▪
The power plant will cause untold ~ to the local environment.
▪ minimal , minor , slight
▪ extensive , widespread
▪ irreparable , irreversible , lasting , long-term , permanent
▪
The incident did permanent ~ to relations between the two countries.
▪ potential
▪ criminal , malicious , wilful (all BrE , law )
▪
He was prosecuted for criminal ~ to a vehicle.
▪ accidental
▪
The insurance policy covers the building for accidental ~.
▪ emotional , environmental , mechanical , physical , psychological , structural
▪ brain , liver , nerve , etc.
▪
She suffered serious brain ~ at birth.
▪ property
▪ collateral
VERB + DAMAGE
▪ cause , do , inflict
▪
The earthquake caused widespread ~ to property.
▪
They inflicted severe psychological ~ on their opponents.
▪ suffer , sustain
▪ repair
▪ pay for
▪ assess
▪ avoid , prevent
▪ limit , minimize , reduce
DAMAGE + VERB
▪ occur , result
DAMAGE + NOUN
▪ assessment , report
▪ control , limitation ( esp. BrE )
▪
Serious ~ control was needed after the information was leaked to the papers.
▪
The attempt at stopping the floods turned into a damage-limitation exercise.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ by
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The building suffered extensive ~ by fire in 1925.
▪ ~ from
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Crops are sprayed with chemicals to prevent ~ from insects.
▪ ~ to
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lasting ~ to the environment
PHRASES
▪ the cost of the ~
▪
The cost of the ~ is estimated at around $2 billion.
▪ the ~ is done
▪
Don't try to apologize—the ~ is done.
▪ the extent of the ~
▪
At the moment it is difficult to assess the extent of the ~.
2 damages money you can claim from sb
ADJECTIVE
▪ civil
▪ substantial
▪ punitive
VERB + DAMAGES
▪ incur , suffer
▪
~s incurred by the unfairly sacked workers
▪ claim , seek , sue (sb) for
▪
He decided to sue the company for ~s.
▪ assess
▪
The court will assess the ~s.
▪ award (sb)
▪ pay (sb)
▪ obtain , receive , recover , win
▪ be liable for , be liable in ( BrE ) ( both law )
▪
If goods are lost in transit, the carrier will be liable for ~s.
DAMAGES + NOUN
▪ action ( BrE ), claim
▪
A woman is to bring a civil ~s claim against the two men.
▪ award
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
They are claiming $5 million in ~s.
▪ ~ for
▪
He received ~s for personal injury.
▪ ~ of
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She was awarded ~s of £90 000.
PHRASES
▪ an action for ~s ( BrE ), a claim for ~s
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The judge upheld her claim for ~s against her former employer.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ badly , heavily , seriously , severely
▪
The building was badly ~d by fire.
▪ slightly
▪ irreparably , permanently
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She may have ~d her health irreparably.
Damage is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ blast , ↑ fire , ↑ hurricane , ↑ ray , ↑ tornado , ↑ typhoon , ↑ vandal
Damage is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ artery , ↑ blood vessel , ↑ building , ↑ confidence , ↑ credibility , ↑ crop , ↑ ecology , ↑ economy , ↑ ego , ↑ environment , ↑ habitat , ↑ health , ↑ industry , ↑ lung , ↑ morale , ↑ muscle , ↑ name , ↑ nerve , ↑ organ , ↑ prestige , ↑ property , ↑ prospect , ↑ relation , ↑ reputation , ↑ ship , ↑ skin , ↑ spine , ↑ standing , ↑ tissue , ↑ trade , ↑ wildlife , ↑ wing