Another word for damage
damage
n.
Injury
harm, hurt, impairment, wound, bruise, bane, wrong, infliction, casualty, detriment, deprivation, affliction, accident, catastrophe, adversity, outrage, hardship, disturbance, mutilation, mishap, mischance, evil, blow, devastation, destruction, mischief, stroke, loss, disservice, reverse, weakening, ruination, collapse, disablement, crippling, suffering, illness; see also disaster, injury 1, misfortune 2.
Loss occasioned by injury
ruin, breakage, ruined goods, wreckage, destruction, cost, loss, waste, spoliation, shrinkage, depreciation, deprivation, dry rot, pollution, corruption, blemish, contamination, ravage, atrophy, adulteration, defacement, scratch, scar, vandalism, vitiation, degeneration, canker, deterioration, disintegration, havoc, erosion, disrepair, debasement, corrosion, discoloration, decay, wear and tear; see also destruction 2.
Antonyms repair*, profit, recompense.
damage
v.
To impair the value or usefulness of
ruin, wreck, hurt, harm, injure, impair, destroy, bleach, fade, water-soak, tarnish, burn, scorch, drench, dirty, rot, smash, batter, discolor, mutilate, scratch, smudge, scuff, crack, chip, bang up, abuse, maltreat, mistreat, mar, maul, deface, disfigure, vandalize, mangle, ravage, scathe, contaminate, crumple, crush, dismantle, cheapen, blight, disintegrate, pollute, hamstring, sap, stain, tear, rip, fray, undermine, weaken, gnaw, corrode, break, split, stab, rend, slash, pierce, puncture, mildew, cripple, disable, rust, warp, maim, lacerate, wound, taint, incapacitate, bruise, spoil, wreak havoc on, wear away, defile, wrong, infect, tamper with, mess up*, gum up*; see also break 2, destroy 1, hurt 1.
To debase
To slander
malign, calumniate, disparage; see slander. See syn. study at hurt.
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Another word for damage
An act, instance, or consequence of breaking:
breakage, destruction, impairment, wreckage. See helpThe action or result of inflicting loss or pain:
detriment, harm, hurt, injury, mischief. See help
To spoil the soundness or perfection of:
blemish, detract from, disserve, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, prejudice, tarnish, vitiate. See better, help
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