ˌdamnə̇fə̇ˈkāshən, ˌdaamn- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Middle French, damage, harm, from Medieval Latin damnification-, damnificatio, from Late Latin damnificatus (past participle of damnificare ) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
: the action of damnifying : an infliction of injury or loss