damage
Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
Noun
- Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
- the damage is already done
- The storm did a lot of damage to the area.
- Great errors and absurdities many […]commit for want of a friend to tell them of them, to the great damage both of their fame and fortune. - 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Friendship”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition,...
- Cost or expense.
- "What's the damage?" he asked the waiter.
Origin
From Middle English damage, from Old French damage, from Vulgar Latin *damnāticum from Classical Latin damnum. Compare modern French dommage. Largely displaced native Middle English scath (whence unscathed). Cognate with Spanish daño.
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Verb
- To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
- Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them.
- Cold temperatures, heavy rain, falling rocks, strong winds and glacier movement can damage the equipment.
- The building was erected in two years, at the parochial expence, on the foundation of the former one, which was irreparably damaged by the hurricane of Auguſt, 1712. - 1774, Edward Long, The History of Jamaica. Or,...
Synonyms: harm injure abuse annoy bewound damage damnify dere do damage to do for do ill do violence to forwork grieve harrow hurt maul misdo put someone in hospital scaith scathe vulnerate wet wound
- To undergo damage; to take damage.
- To remove a damaged or unsalable item from the sales floor for processing.
- Did you damage the items that the customer returned yet?