An act, instance, or consequence of breaking

• wreckage

  1. The debris or remains of something wrecked:

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  1. The debris or remains of something wrecked:

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• impairment

  1. The result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor.
  2. (accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.

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  1. The result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor.
  2. (accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.

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• destruction

  1. The act or process of destroying:
  2. The condition of having been destroyed:
  3. The cause or means of destroying:

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  1. The act or process of destroying:
  2. The condition of having been destroyed:
  3. The cause or means of destroying:

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• breakage

  1. The act of breaking.
  2. A quantity broken.
  3. Loss or damage as a result of breaking.

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  1. The act of breaking.
  2. A quantity broken.
  3. Loss or damage as a result of breaking.

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The action or result of inflicting loss or pain

• mischief

  1. Behavior that causes annoyance or difficulty:
  2. Damage, destruction, or injury caused by a specific person or thing:
  3. A specific injury or harm done:

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  1. Behavior that causes annoyance or difficulty:
  2. Damage, destruction, or injury caused by a specific person or thing:
  3. A specific injury or harm done:

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• injury

  1. Damage or harm done to or suffered by a person or thing:
  2. A particular form of hurt, damage, or loss:
  3. Violation of the rights of another party for which legal redress is available.

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  1. Damage or harm done to or suffered by a person or thing:
  2. A particular form of hurt, damage, or loss:
  3. Violation of the rights of another party for which legal redress is available.

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• hurt

  1. To cause physical damage or pain to (an individual or a body part); injure:
  2. To experience injury or pain to or in (an individual or a body part):
  3. To cause mental or emotional suffering to; distress:

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  1. To cause physical damage or pain to (an individual or a body part); injure:
  2. To experience injury or pain to or in (an individual or a body part):
  3. To cause mental or emotional suffering to; distress:

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• harm

  1. Physical or psychological damage or injury:
  2. Immoral or unjust effects:
  3. To do harm to:

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  1. Physical or psychological damage or injury:
  2. Immoral or unjust effects:
  3. To do harm to:

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• detriment

  1. Damage, harm, or loss:
  2. Something that causes damage, harm, or loss:

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  1. Damage, harm, or loss:
  2. Something that causes damage, harm, or loss:

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To spoil the soundness or perfection of

• vitiate

  1. To reduce the value or quality of; impair or spoil:
  2. To corrupt morally; debase:
  3. To make ineffective (a contract or legal stipulation, for example); invalidate.

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  1. To reduce the value or quality of; impair or spoil:
  2. To corrupt morally; debase:
  3. To make ineffective (a contract or legal stipulation, for example); invalidate.

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• tarnish

  1. To dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt:
  2. To detract from or spoil:
  3. To bring disgrace to; sully:

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  1. To dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt:
  2. To detract from or spoil:
  3. To bring disgrace to; sully:

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• prejudice

  1. The act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgments or convictions:
  2. An adverse judgment or opinion formed unfairly or without knowledge of the facts:
  3. Irrational suspicion or hatred of a particular social group, such as a race or the adherents of a religion.

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  1. The act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgments or convictions:
  2. An adverse judgment or opinion formed unfairly or without knowledge of the facts:
  3. Irrational suspicion or hatred of a particular social group, such as a race or the adherents of a religion.

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• mar

  1. To inflict damage, especially disfiguring damage, on.
  2. To impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of; spoil.
  3. A disfiguring mark; a blemish.

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  1. To inflict damage, especially disfiguring damage, on.
  2. To impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of; spoil.
  3. A disfiguring mark; a blemish.

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• injure

  1. To cause physical harm to; hurt:
  2. To experience injury in (oneself or a body part):
  3. To cause damage to; impair:

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  1. To cause physical harm to; hurt:
  2. To experience injury in (oneself or a body part):
  3. To cause damage to; impair:

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• impair

  1. To cause to weaken, be damaged, or diminish, as in quality:

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  1. To cause to weaken, be damaged, or diminish, as in quality:

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• hurt

  1. To cause physical damage or pain to (an individual or a body part); injure:
  2. To experience injury or pain to or in (an individual or a body part):
  3. To cause mental or emotional suffering to; distress:

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  1. To cause physical damage or pain to (an individual or a body part); injure:
  2. To experience injury or pain to or in (an individual or a body part):
  3. To cause mental or emotional suffering to; distress:

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• harm

  1. Physical or psychological damage or injury:
  2. Immoral or unjust effects:
  3. To do harm to:

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  1. Physical or psychological damage or injury:
  2. Immoral or unjust effects:
  3. To do harm to:

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• flaw

  1. An imperfection, often concealed, that impairs soundness:
  2. A defect or shortcoming in something intangible:
  3. To cause a flaw in; make defective:

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  1. An imperfection, often concealed, that impairs soundness:
  2. A defect or shortcoming in something intangible:
  3. To cause a flaw in; make defective:

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• disserve

  1. To treat badly; harm.

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  1. To treat badly; harm.

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• detract from

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• blemish

  1. A small mark that makes the appearance of something less attractive.
  2. An imperfection that mars or impairs; a flaw.
  3. To cause to have a small mark or marks that diminish attractiveness:

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  1. A small mark that makes the appearance of something less attractive.
  2. An imperfection that mars or impairs; a flaw.
  3. To cause to have a small mark or marks that diminish attractiveness:

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Injury

• illness

  1. Poor health resulting from disease of body or mind; sickness.
  2. A disease.
  3. The quality of being disagreeable or unpleasant.

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  1. Poor health resulting from disease of body or mind; sickness.
  2. A disease.
  3. The quality of being disagreeable or unpleasant.

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• suffering

  1. The condition of one who suffers; the bearing of pain or distress.
  2. An instance of pain or distress.

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  1. The condition of one who suffers; the bearing of pain or distress.
  2. An instance of pain or distress.

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• crippling

  1. Present participle of cripple.
  2. That cripples
  3. State of being crippled; lameness.

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  1. Present participle of cripple.
  2. That cripples
  3. State of being crippled; lameness.

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• disablement

  1. (formal) The action of disabling or the state of being disabled.

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  1. (formal) The action of disabling or the state of being disabled.

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• collapse

  1. To fall down or inward suddenly; cave in.
  2. To break down suddenly in strength or health and thereby cease to function:
  3. To fold compactly:

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  1. To fall down or inward suddenly; cave in.
  2. To break down suddenly in strength or health and thereby cease to function:
  3. To fold compactly:

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• ruination

  1. The act of ruining or the condition of being ruined.
  2. A cause of ruin.

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  1. The act of ruining or the condition of being ruined.
  2. A cause of ruin.

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• weakening

  1. Present participle of weaken.
  2. An instance or process of loss of strength
  3. (uncountable, mathematics) A structural principle of mathematical logic that states that the hypotheses of any derived fact may be freely extended with additional assumptions

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  1. Present participle of weaken.
  2. An instance or process of loss of strength
  3. (uncountable, mathematics) A structural principle of mathematical logic that states that the hypotheses of any derived fact may be freely extended with additional assumptions

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• reverse

  1. Turned backward in position, direction, or order:
  2. Moving, acting, or organized in a manner contrary to the usual:
  3. Causing backward movement:

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  1. Turned backward in position, direction, or order:
  2. Moving, acting, or organized in a manner contrary to the usual:
  3. Causing backward movement:

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• disservice

  1. A harmful action, especially one undertaken unknowingly or with good intentions.

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  1. A harmful action, especially one undertaken unknowingly or with good intentions.

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• loss

  1. The act or an instance of losing:
  2. One that is lost:
  3. The condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone:

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  1. The act or an instance of losing:
  2. One that is lost:
  3. The condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone:

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• stroke

  1. The act or an instance of striking, as with the hand, a weapon, or a tool; a blow or impact.
  2. The striking of a bell or gong.
  3. The sound so produced.

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  1. The act or an instance of striking, as with the hand, a weapon, or a tool; a blow or impact.
  2. The striking of a bell or gong.
  3. The sound so produced.

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• mischief

  1. Behavior that causes annoyance or difficulty:
  2. Damage, destruction, or injury caused by a specific person or thing:
  3. A specific injury or harm done:

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  1. Behavior that causes annoyance or difficulty:
  2. Damage, destruction, or injury caused by a specific person or thing:
  3. A specific injury or harm done:

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• destruction

  1. The act or process of destroying:
  2. The condition of having been destroyed:
  3. The cause or means of destroying:

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  1. The act or process of destroying:
  2. The condition of having been destroyed:
  3. The cause or means of destroying:

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• devastation

  1. a devastating or being devastated; destruction; desolation

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  1. a devastating or being devastated; destruction; desolation

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• blow

  1. A sudden hard stroke or hit, as with the fist or an object.
  2. An unexpected shock or calamity.
  3. An unexpected attack; an assault.

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  1. A sudden hard stroke or hit, as with the fist or an object.
  2. An unexpected shock or calamity.
  3. An unexpected attack; an assault.

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• evil

  1. Morally bad or wrong; wicked:
  2. Causing ruin, injury, or pain; harmful:
  3. Characterized by or indicating future misfortune; ominous:

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  1. Morally bad or wrong; wicked:
  2. Causing ruin, injury, or pain; harmful:
  3. Characterized by or indicating future misfortune; ominous:

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• mischance

  1. An unfortunate occurrence; a mishap.
  2. Bad luck.

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  1. An unfortunate occurrence; a mishap.
  2. Bad luck.

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• mishap

  1. An unfortunate accident.
  2. Bad luck.

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  1. An unfortunate accident.
  2. Bad luck.

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• mutilation

  1. The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.

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  1. The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.

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• disturbance

  1. The act of disturbing:
  2. The condition of being disturbed:
  3. Something that disturbs, as a commotion, scuffle, or public tumult.

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  1. The act of disturbing:
  2. The condition of being disturbed:
  3. Something that disturbs, as a commotion, scuffle, or public tumult.

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• hardship

  1. The condition of lacking necessities or comforts; privation or suffering.
  2. A thing or circumstance that causes ongoing or persistent suffering or difficulty:

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  1. The condition of lacking necessities or comforts; privation or suffering.
  2. A thing or circumstance that causes ongoing or persistent suffering or difficulty:

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• outrage

  1. An act of extreme violence or viciousness:
  2. Something that is grossly offensive to decency, morality, or good taste:
  3. Resentful anger aroused by a violent or offensive act, or an instance of this:

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  1. An act of extreme violence or viciousness:
  2. Something that is grossly offensive to decency, morality, or good taste:
  3. Resentful anger aroused by a violent or offensive act, or an instance of this:

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• adversity

  1. A state of hardship or affliction; misfortune.
  2. A calamitous event.

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  1. A state of hardship or affliction; misfortune.
  2. A calamitous event.

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• catastrophe

  1. A great, often sudden calamity.
  2. A complete failure; a fiasco:
  3. The concluding action of a drama, especially a classical tragedy, following the climax and containing a resolution of the plot.

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  1. A great, often sudden calamity.
  2. A complete failure; a fiasco:
  3. The concluding action of a drama, especially a classical tragedy, following the climax and containing a resolution of the plot.

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• accident

  1. An unexpected and undesirable event, especially one resulting in damage or harm:
  2. An unforeseen event that is not the result of intention or has no apparent cause:
  3. An instance of involuntary urination or defecation.

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  1. An unexpected and undesirable event, especially one resulting in damage or harm:
  2. An unforeseen event that is not the result of intention or has no apparent cause:
  3. An instance of involuntary urination or defecation.

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• affliction

  1. A condition of pain, suffering, or distress:
  2. A cause of pain, suffering, or distress:

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  1. A condition of pain, suffering, or distress:
  2. A cause of pain, suffering, or distress:

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• deprivation

  1. The act or an instance of depriving; loss.
  2. The condition of being deprived; privation.
  3. A removal of rank or office.

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  1. The act or an instance of depriving; loss.
  2. The condition of being deprived; privation.
  3. A removal of rank or office.

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• detriment

  1. Damage, harm, or loss:
  2. Something that causes damage, harm, or loss:

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  1. Damage, harm, or loss:
  2. Something that causes damage, harm, or loss:

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• casualty

  1. An accident, especially one involving serious injury or loss of life.
  2. One who is injured or killed in an accident:
  3. One who is injured, killed, captured, or missing in action through engagement with an enemy:

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  1. An accident, especially one involving serious injury or loss of life.
  2. One who is injured or killed in an accident:
  3. One who is injured, killed, captured, or missing in action through engagement with an enemy:

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• infliction

  1. The act or process of imposing or meting out something unpleasant.
  2. Something, such as punishment, that is inflicted.

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  1. The act or process of imposing or meting out something unpleasant.
  2. Something, such as punishment, that is inflicted.

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• wrong

  1. Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous:
  2. Contrary to conscience, morality, or law:
  3. Unfair; unjust:

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  1. Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous:
  2. Contrary to conscience, morality, or law:
  3. Unfair; unjust:

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• bane

  1. A cause of harm, ruin, or death:
  2. A source of persistent annoyance or exasperation:
  3. Fatal injury or ruin:

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  1. A cause of harm, ruin, or death:
  2. A source of persistent annoyance or exasperation:
  3. Fatal injury or ruin:

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• bruise

  1. To injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin, as by a blow.
  2. To damage (plant tissue), as by abrasion or pressure:
  3. To dent or mar.

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  1. To injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin, as by a blow.
  2. To damage (plant tissue), as by abrasion or pressure:
  3. To dent or mar.

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• wound

  1. An injury to an organism, especially one in which the skin or another external surface is torn, pierced, cut, or otherwise broken.
  2. An injury to the feelings.
  3. To inflict wounds or a wound on.

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  1. An injury to an organism, especially one in which the skin or another external surface is torn, pierced, cut, or otherwise broken.
  2. An injury to the feelings.
  3. To inflict wounds or a wound on.

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• impairment

  1. The result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor.
  2. (accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.

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  1. The result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor.
  2. (accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.

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• hurt

  1. To cause physical damage or pain to (an individual or a body part); injure:
  2. To experience injury or pain to or in (an individual or a body part):
  3. To cause mental or emotional suffering to; distress:

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  1. To cause physical damage or pain to (an individual or a body part); injure:
  2. To experience injury or pain to or in (an individual or a body part):
  3. To cause mental or emotional suffering to; distress:

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• harm

  1. Physical or psychological damage or injury:
  2. Immoral or unjust effects:
  3. To do harm to:

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  1. Physical or psychological damage or injury:
  2. Immoral or unjust effects:
  3. To do harm to:

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Loss occasioned by injury

• wear-and-tear

  1. Loss, damage, or depreciation resulting from ordinary use and exposure.

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  1. Loss, damage, or depreciation resulting from ordinary use and exposure.

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• decay

  1. To break down into component parts; rot.
  2. To disintegrate in a process of radioactive decay or particle decay.
  3. To decrease gradually in magnitude. Used of voltage or current.

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  1. To break down into component parts; rot.
  2. To disintegrate in a process of radioactive decay or particle decay.
  3. To decrease gradually in magnitude. Used of voltage or current.

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• discoloration

  1. The act of discoloring.
  2. The condition of being discolored.
  3. A discolored spot, smudge, or area; a stain.

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  1. The act of discoloring.
  2. The condition of being discolored.
  3. A discolored spot, smudge, or area; a stain.

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• corrosion

  1. The act or process of corroding.
  2. The condition produced by corroding.
  3. A substance, such as rust, formed by corroding.

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  1. The act or process of corroding.
  2. The condition produced by corroding.
  3. A substance, such as rust, formed by corroding.

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• debasement

  1. The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering, especially in character or quality.
  2. The lowering of the value of a currency by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.

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  1. The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering, especially in character or quality.
  2. The lowering of the value of a currency by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.

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• disrepair

  1. The condition of being in need of repair:

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  1. The condition of being in need of repair:

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• erosion

  1. The group of natural processes, including weathering, dissolution, abrasion, corrosion, and transportation, by which material is worn away from the earth's surface.
  2. The process of eroding or the condition of being eroded:

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  1. The group of natural processes, including weathering, dissolution, abrasion, corrosion, and transportation, by which material is worn away from the earth's surface.
  2. The process of eroding or the condition of being eroded:

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• havoc

  1. Widespread destruction; devastation.
  2. Disorder or chaos:
  3. To destroy or pillage.

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  1. Widespread destruction; devastation.
  2. Disorder or chaos:
  3. To destroy or pillage.

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• disintegration

  1. The act or process of disintegrating.
  2. The state of being disintegrated.
  3. The natural or induced transformation of an atomic nucleus from a more massive to a less massive configuration by the emission of particles or radiation.

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  1. The act or process of disintegrating.
  2. The state of being disintegrated.
  3. The natural or induced transformation of an atomic nucleus from a more massive to a less massive configuration by the emission of particles or radiation.

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• deterioration

  1. The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.

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  1. The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.

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• canker

  1. Ulceration of the mouth and lips.
  2. An inflammation or infection of the ear and auditory canal, especially in dogs and cats.
  3. A condition in horses similar to but more advanced than thrush.

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  1. Ulceration of the mouth and lips.
  2. An inflammation or infection of the ear and auditory canal, especially in dogs and cats.
  3. A condition in horses similar to but more advanced than thrush.

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• degeneration

  1. The process of degenerating.
  2. The state of being degenerate.
  3. Gradual deterioration of specific tissues, cells, or organs with corresponding impairment or loss of function, caused by injury, disease, or aging.

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  1. The process of degenerating.
  2. The state of being degenerate.
  3. Gradual deterioration of specific tissues, cells, or organs with corresponding impairment or loss of function, caused by injury, disease, or aging.

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• vitiation

  1. a reduction in the value, or an impairment in the quality of something
  2. moral corruption
  3. an abolition or abrogation

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  1. a reduction in the value, or an impairment in the quality of something
  2. moral corruption
  3. an abolition or abrogation

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• vandalism

  1. Willful or malicious damage or destruction of the property of another.

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  1. Willful or malicious damage or destruction of the property of another.

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• scar

  1. A mark left on the skin after a surface injury or wound has healed.
  2. A lingering sign of damage or injury, either mental or physical:
  3. A mark indicating a former attachment, as of a leaf to a stem.

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  1. A mark left on the skin after a surface injury or wound has healed.
  2. A lingering sign of damage or injury, either mental or physical:
  3. A mark indicating a former attachment, as of a leaf to a stem.

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• scratch

  1. To make a thin shallow cut or mark on (a surface) with a sharp instrument.
  2. To use the nails or claws to dig or scrape at.
  3. To rub or scrape (the skin) to relieve itching.

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  1. To make a thin shallow cut or mark on (a surface) with a sharp instrument.
  2. To use the nails or claws to dig or scrape at.
  3. To rub or scrape (the skin) to relieve itching.

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• defacement

  1. An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something.
  2. An act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value.
  3. (heraldry, vexillology) A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another.

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  1. An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something.
  2. An act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value.
  3. (heraldry, vexillology) A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another.

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• adulteration

  1. an adulterating or being adulterated
  2. an adulterated substance, commodity, etc.

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  1. an adulterating or being adulterated
  2. an adulterated substance, commodity, etc.

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• atrophy

  1. A wasting or decrease in size of a body organ, tissue, or part owing to disease, injury, or lack of use:
  2. A wasting away, deterioration, or diminution:
  3. To cause to wither or deteriorate; affect with atrophy.

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  1. A wasting or decrease in size of a body organ, tissue, or part owing to disease, injury, or lack of use:
  2. A wasting away, deterioration, or diminution:
  3. To cause to wither or deteriorate; affect with atrophy.

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• ravage

  1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate:
  2. To pillage; sack:
  3. To wreak destruction.

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  1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate:
  2. To pillage; sack:
  3. To wreak destruction.

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• contamination

  1. The act or process of contaminating.
  2. The state of being contaminated.
  3. One that contaminates.

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  1. The act or process of contaminating.
  2. The state of being contaminated.
  3. One that contaminates.

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• blemish

  1. A small mark that makes the appearance of something less attractive.
  2. An imperfection that mars or impairs; a flaw.
  3. To cause to have a small mark or marks that diminish attractiveness:

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  1. A small mark that makes the appearance of something less attractive.
  2. An imperfection that mars or impairs; a flaw.
  3. To cause to have a small mark or marks that diminish attractiveness:

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• corruption

  1. The act or process of corrupting.
  2. The state of being corrupt.
  3. Decay; rot.

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  1. The act or process of corrupting.
  2. The state of being corrupt.
  3. Decay; rot.

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• pollution

  1. The act or process of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of soil, water, or the atmosphere by the discharge of harmful substances.
  2. Something that pollutes; a pollutant or a group of pollutants:

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  1. The act or process of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of soil, water, or the atmosphere by the discharge of harmful substances.
  2. Something that pollutes; a pollutant or a group of pollutants:

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• dry-rot

  1. A fungal disease that causes timber to become brittle and crumble into powder.
  2. A plant disease in which the plant tissue remains relatively dry while fungi invade and ultimately decay bulbs, fruits, or woody tissues.

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  1. A fungal disease that causes timber to become brittle and crumble into powder.
  2. A plant disease in which the plant tissue remains relatively dry while fungi invade and ultimately decay bulbs, fruits, or woody tissues.

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• deprivation

  1. The act or an instance of depriving; loss.
  2. The condition of being deprived; privation.
  3. A removal of rank or office.

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  1. The act or an instance of depriving; loss.
  2. The condition of being deprived; privation.
  3. A removal of rank or office.

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• depreciation

  1. A decrease or loss in value, as because of age, wear, or market conditions.
  2. An allowance made for a loss in value of property.
  3. Reduction in the purchasing value of money.

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  1. A decrease or loss in value, as because of age, wear, or market conditions.
  2. An allowance made for a loss in value of property.
  3. Reduction in the purchasing value of money.

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• shrinkage

  1. The process of shrinking.
  2. The amount or proportion by which something shrinks.
  3. A reduction in value; depreciation.

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  1. The process of shrinking.
  2. The amount or proportion by which something shrinks.
  3. A reduction in value; depreciation.

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• spoliation

  1. The act of despoiling or plundering.
  2. Seizure of neutral vessels at sea by a belligerent power in time of war.
  3. Unauthorized alteration or destruction of a legal document, such as a contract or will.

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  1. The act of despoiling or plundering.
  2. Seizure of neutral vessels at sea by a belligerent power in time of war.
  3. Unauthorized alteration or destruction of a legal document, such as a contract or will.

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• waste

  1. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
  2. To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble:
  3. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:

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  1. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
  2. To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble:
  3. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:

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• loss

  1. The act or an instance of losing:
  2. One that is lost:
  3. The condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone:

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  1. The act or an instance of losing:
  2. One that is lost:
  3. The condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone:

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• cost

  1. An amount paid or required in payment for a purchase; a price.
  2. The expenditure of something, such as time or labor, necessary for the attainment of a goal:
  3. Charges incurred in bringing litigation, including court fees and charges that may be payable by the losing party, but usually not including attorneys' fees.

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  1. An amount paid or required in payment for a purchase; a price.
  2. The expenditure of something, such as time or labor, necessary for the attainment of a goal:
  3. Charges incurred in bringing litigation, including court fees and charges that may be payable by the losing party, but usually not including attorneys' fees.

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• destruction

  1. The act or process of destroying:
  2. The condition of having been destroyed:
  3. The cause or means of destroying:

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  1. The act or process of destroying:
  2. The condition of having been destroyed:
  3. The cause or means of destroying:

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• wreckage

  1. The debris or remains of something wrecked:

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  1. The debris or remains of something wrecked:

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• ruined goods

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• breakage

  1. The act of breaking.
  2. A quantity broken.
  3. Loss or damage as a result of breaking.

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  1. The act of breaking.
  2. A quantity broken.
  3. Loss or damage as a result of breaking.

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• ruin

  1. The state of being physically destroyed, collapsed, or decayed:
  2. The state of being extensively harmed or damaged:
  3. Poverty of bankruptcy:

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  1. The state of being physically destroyed, collapsed, or decayed:
  2. The state of being extensively harmed or damaged:
  3. Poverty of bankruptcy:

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To impair the value or usefulness of

• gum up

  1. To cause to be gooey or gummy, especially with the effect of obstructing the operation of some mechanism or process.
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) To make non-functional; to interfere with or put into a state of disorder; to ruin.

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  1. To cause to be gooey or gummy, especially with the effect of obstructing the operation of some mechanism or process.
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) To make non-functional; to interfere with or put into a state of disorder; to ruin.

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• mess up

  1. To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.
  2. To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
  3. To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.

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  1. To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.
  2. To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
  3. To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.

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• tamper with

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• infect

  1. To invade and proliferate in, often resulting in disease. Used of microorganisms or other infectious agents:
  2. To cause the invasion of (a cell, for example) with a microorganism or other infectious agent:
  3. To transmit a pathogen or disease to:

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  1. To invade and proliferate in, often resulting in disease. Used of microorganisms or other infectious agents:
  2. To cause the invasion of (a cell, for example) with a microorganism or other infectious agent:
  3. To transmit a pathogen or disease to:

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• wrong

  1. Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous:
  2. Contrary to conscience, morality, or law:
  3. Unfair; unjust:

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  1. Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous:
  2. Contrary to conscience, morality, or law:
  3. Unfair; unjust:

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• defile

  1. To make filthy or dirty; pollute:
  2. To debase the pureness or excellence of; corrupt:
  3. To profane or sully (a reputation, for example).

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  1. To make filthy or dirty; pollute:
  2. To debase the pureness or excellence of; corrupt:
  3. To profane or sully (a reputation, for example).

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• wear away

  1. to erode gradually and progressively

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  1. to erode gradually and progressively

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• wreak havoc on

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• spoil

  1. To impair or destroy the value or quality of; ruin:
  2. To harm the character of (a child) by overindulgence or leniency.
  3. To plunder; despoil.

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  1. To impair or destroy the value or quality of; ruin:
  2. To harm the character of (a child) by overindulgence or leniency.
  3. To plunder; despoil.

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• bruise

  1. To injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin, as by a blow.
  2. To damage (plant tissue), as by abrasion or pressure:
  3. To dent or mar.

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  1. To injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin, as by a blow.
  2. To damage (plant tissue), as by abrasion or pressure:
  3. To dent or mar.

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• incapacitate

  1. To deprive of strength or ability; disable.
  2. To make legally ineligible; disqualify.

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  1. To deprive of strength or ability; disable.
  2. To make legally ineligible; disqualify.

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• taint

  1. To affect or associate with something undesirable or reprehensible:
  2. To expose to an infectious agent, toxin, or undesirable substance:
  3. To subject to decay or putrefaction:

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  1. To affect or associate with something undesirable or reprehensible:
  2. To expose to an infectious agent, toxin, or undesirable substance:
  3. To subject to decay or putrefaction:

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• wound

  1. An injury to an organism, especially one in which the skin or another external surface is torn, pierced, cut, or otherwise broken.
  2. An injury to the feelings.
  3. To inflict wounds or a wound on.

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  1. An injury to an organism, especially one in which the skin or another external surface is torn, pierced, cut, or otherwise broken.
  2. An injury to the feelings.
  3. To inflict wounds or a wound on.

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• lacerate

  1. To rip, cut, or tear.
  2. To cause deep emotional pain to; distress.
  3. Torn; mangled.

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  1. To rip, cut, or tear.
  2. To cause deep emotional pain to; distress.
  3. Torn; mangled.

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• maim

  1. To injure, disable, or disfigure, usually by depriving of the use of a limb or other part of the body.
  2. To make imperfect or defective; impair:

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  1. To injure, disable, or disfigure, usually by depriving of the use of a limb or other part of the body.
  2. To make imperfect or defective; impair:

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• warp

  1. To turn or twist (wood, for example) out of shape; deform.
  2. To alter from a normal, proper, or healthy state; twist or pervert:
  3. To arrange strands of yarn or thread lengthwise onto (a loom) in preparation for weaving.

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  1. To turn or twist (wood, for example) out of shape; deform.
  2. To alter from a normal, proper, or healthy state; twist or pervert:
  3. To arrange strands of yarn or thread lengthwise onto (a loom) in preparation for weaving.

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• rust

  1. Any of various powdery or scaly reddish-brown or reddish-yellow hydrated ferric oxides and hydroxides formed on iron and iron-containing materials by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water.
  2. Any of various metallic coatings, especially oxides, formed by corrosion.
  3. A stain or coating resembling iron rust.

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  1. Any of various powdery or scaly reddish-brown or reddish-yellow hydrated ferric oxides and hydroxides formed on iron and iron-containing materials by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water.
  2. Any of various metallic coatings, especially oxides, formed by corrosion.
  3. A stain or coating resembling iron rust.

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• disable

  1. To deprive of capability or effectiveness, especially to impair the physical abilities of.
  2. To render legally incapable of performing an act.

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  1. To deprive of capability or effectiveness, especially to impair the physical abilities of.
  2. To render legally incapable of performing an act.

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• cripple

  1. A person who is partially disabled or unable to use one or more limbs:
  2. An animal that is partially disabled or unable to use one or more limbs:
  3. A damaged or defective object or device:

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  1. A person who is partially disabled or unable to use one or more limbs:
  2. An animal that is partially disabled or unable to use one or more limbs:
  3. A damaged or defective object or device:

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• mildew

  1. Any of various fungi or oomycetes that form a superficial, usually whitish growth on plants and various organic materials.
  2. A plant disease caused by such organisms.
  3. A superficial coating or discoloration of organic materials, such as cloth, paper, or leather, caused by fungi, especially under damp conditions.

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  1. Any of various fungi or oomycetes that form a superficial, usually whitish growth on plants and various organic materials.
  2. A plant disease caused by such organisms.
  3. A superficial coating or discoloration of organic materials, such as cloth, paper, or leather, caused by fungi, especially under damp conditions.

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• puncture

  1. To pierce with a pointed object.
  2. To make (a hole) by piercing.
  3. To depreciate or deflate:

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  1. To pierce with a pointed object.
  2. To make (a hole) by piercing.
  3. To depreciate or deflate:

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• pierce

  1. To cut or pass through with or as if with a sharp instrument; stab or penetrate.
  2. To make a hole or opening in; perforate.
  3. To make a way through:

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  1. To cut or pass through with or as if with a sharp instrument; stab or penetrate.
  2. To make a hole or opening in; perforate.
  3. To make a way through:

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• slash

  1. To cut or form by cutting with forceful sweeping strokes:
  2. To make a gash or gashes in.
  3. To cut a slit or slits in, especially so as to reveal an underlying color:

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  1. To cut or form by cutting with forceful sweeping strokes:
  2. To make a gash or gashes in.
  3. To cut a slit or slits in, especially so as to reveal an underlying color:

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• rend

  1. To tear or split apart or into pieces violently.
  2. To tear (one's garments or hair) in anguish or rage.
  3. To pull away forcibly; wrest:

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  1. To tear or split apart or into pieces violently.
  2. To tear (one's garments or hair) in anguish or rage.
  3. To pull away forcibly; wrest:

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• stab

  1. To pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon.
  2. To plunge (a pointed weapon or instrument) into something.
  3. To make a thrusting or poking motion at or into:

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  1. To pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon.
  2. To plunge (a pointed weapon or instrument) into something.
  3. To make a thrusting or poking motion at or into:

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• split

  1. To divide (something) from end to end, into layers, or along the grain:
  2. To cause to be split unintentionally:
  3. To cause to undergo nuclear fission or division into elements:

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  1. To divide (something) from end to end, into layers, or along the grain:
  2. To cause to be split unintentionally:
  3. To cause to undergo nuclear fission or division into elements:

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• break

  1. To cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently; smash.
  2. To divide into pieces, as by bending or cutting:
  3. To separate into components or parts:

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  1. To cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently; smash.
  2. To divide into pieces, as by bending or cutting:
  3. To separate into components or parts:

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• corrode

  1. To destroy a metal or alloy gradually, especially by oxidation or chemical action:
  2. To impair steadily; deteriorate:
  3. To be eaten or worn away.

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  1. To destroy a metal or alloy gradually, especially by oxidation or chemical action:
  2. To impair steadily; deteriorate:
  3. To be eaten or worn away.

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• gnaw

  1. To bite, chew on, or erode with the teeth.
  2. To produce by gnawing:
  3. To erode or diminish gradually as if by gnawing:

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  1. To bite, chew on, or erode with the teeth.
  2. To produce by gnawing:
  3. To erode or diminish gradually as if by gnawing:

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• weaken

  1. To make or become weak or weaker.

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  1. To make or become weak or weaker.

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• undermine

  1. To weaken by wearing away a base or foundation:
  2. To weaken, injure, or impair, often by degrees or imperceptibly; sap:
  3. To dig a mine or tunnel beneath.

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  1. To weaken by wearing away a base or foundation:
  2. To weaken, injure, or impair, often by degrees or imperceptibly; sap:
  3. To dig a mine or tunnel beneath.

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• fray

  1. A fight; a brawl.
  2. A heated dispute or intensely competitive situation:
  3. A military engagement; a battle.

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  1. A fight; a brawl.
  2. A heated dispute or intensely competitive situation:
  3. A military engagement; a battle.

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• rip

  1. To cut, tear apart, or tear away roughly or energetically.
  2. To cause to be pulled apart, as by an accident:
  3. To split or saw (wood) along the grain.

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  1. To cut, tear apart, or tear away roughly or energetically.
  2. To cause to be pulled apart, as by an accident:
  3. To split or saw (wood) along the grain.

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• tear

  1. To pull apart or into pieces by force; rend.
  2. To cause to be pulled apart unintentionally, as by accident:
  3. To lacerate (the skin, for example).

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  1. To pull apart or into pieces by force; rend.
  2. To cause to be pulled apart unintentionally, as by accident:
  3. To lacerate (the skin, for example).

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• stain

  1. To discolor, soil, or spot:
  2. To bring into disrepute; taint or tarnish:
  3. To change the color of (a piece of wood, for example) by applying a stain.

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  1. To discolor, soil, or spot:
  2. To bring into disrepute; taint or tarnish:
  3. To change the color of (a piece of wood, for example) by applying a stain.

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• sap

  1. The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying food and other substances to the various tissues.
  2. Health and energy; vitality:
  3. A foolish or gullible person.

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  1. The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying food and other substances to the various tissues.
  2. Health and energy; vitality:
  3. A foolish or gullible person.

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• hamstring

  1. Any of the tendons at the rear hollow of the human knee.
  2. The hamstring muscle.
  3. The large tendon in the back of the hock of a quadruped.

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  1. Any of the tendons at the rear hollow of the human knee.
  2. The hamstring muscle.
  3. The large tendon in the back of the hock of a quadruped.

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• pollute

  1. To make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter.
  2. To make less suitable for an activity, especially by the introduction of unwanted factors:
  3. To render impure or morally harmful; corrupt:

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  1. To make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter.
  2. To make less suitable for an activity, especially by the introduction of unwanted factors:
  3. To render impure or morally harmful; corrupt:

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• disintegrate

  1. To become reduced to components, fragments, or particles.
  2. To lose cohesion or unity:
  3. To decompose, decay, or undergo a nuclear transformation.

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  1. To become reduced to components, fragments, or particles.
  2. To lose cohesion or unity:
  3. To decompose, decay, or undergo a nuclear transformation.

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• blight

  1. Any of numerous plant diseases resulting in sudden conspicuous wilting and dying of affected parts, especially young, growing tissues.
  2. The condition or causative agent, such as a bacterium, fungus, or virus, that results in blight.
  3. An agent or action that harms or ruins the value or success of something:

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  1. Any of numerous plant diseases resulting in sudden conspicuous wilting and dying of affected parts, especially young, growing tissues.
  2. The condition or causative agent, such as a bacterium, fungus, or virus, that results in blight.
  3. An agent or action that harms or ruins the value or success of something:

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• cheapen

  1. To make cheap or cheaper.
  2. To lower in public estimation; debase or degrade:
  3. To become cheap or cheaper.

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  1. To make cheap or cheaper.
  2. To lower in public estimation; debase or degrade:
  3. To become cheap or cheaper.

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• dismantle

  1. To take apart; disassemble; tear down.
  2. To put an end to in a gradual systematic way:
  3. To strip of furnishings or equipment:

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  1. To take apart; disassemble; tear down.
  2. To put an end to in a gradual systematic way:
  3. To strip of furnishings or equipment:

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• crush

  1. To press between opposing bodies so as to break, compress, or injure:
  2. To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder.
  3. To put down with force; subdue:

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  1. To press between opposing bodies so as to break, compress, or injure:
  2. To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder.
  3. To put down with force; subdue:

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• crumple

  1. To crush together or press into wrinkles; rumple.
  2. To cause to collapse.
  3. To become wrinkled.

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  1. To crush together or press into wrinkles; rumple.
  2. To cause to collapse.
  3. To become wrinkled.

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• contaminate

  1. To make impure or unclean by contact or mixture.
  2. To expose to or permeate with radioactivity.
  3. To influence the semantic properties or phonological form of (a word or phrase); blend with:

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  1. To make impure or unclean by contact or mixture.
  2. To expose to or permeate with radioactivity.
  3. To influence the semantic properties or phonological form of (a word or phrase); blend with:

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• scathe

  1. To harm or injure, especially by fire.
  2. To criticize or denounce severely; excoriate.
  3. Harm or injury.

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  1. To harm or injure, especially by fire.
  2. To criticize or denounce severely; excoriate.
  3. Harm or injury.

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• ravage

  1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate:
  2. To pillage; sack:
  3. To wreak destruction.

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  1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate:
  2. To pillage; sack:
  3. To wreak destruction.

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• mangle

  1. To mutilate or disfigure by battering, hacking, cutting, or tearing:
  2. To ruin or spoil through ineptitude or ignorance:

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  1. To mutilate or disfigure by battering, hacking, cutting, or tearing:
  2. To ruin or spoil through ineptitude or ignorance:

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• vandalize

  1. To damage or destroy (another's property) willfully or maliciously.

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  1. To damage or destroy (another's property) willfully or maliciously.

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• disfigure