damage
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damage
- /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒ/
Rhymes with -æmɪdʒ
Where it comes from
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, Portuguese dano, Italian danno, French dam, Romanian daună.
noun damages
- Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact. the damage is already done
- Cost or expense. "What's the damage?" he asked the waiter.
verb damages · damaging · damaged
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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.
Similar: harm, injure, abuse, annoy, bewound, damage, damnify, dere, do damage to, do for, do ill, do violence to
- 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?
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: harm, scathe, hurt, impairment, wrong, price, equipment casualty, legal injury, terms, tort, injure, trauma, injury, detriment, injurious, pain
Translations
Every language
noun abstract measure of something not being intact; harm
| Español | daño, damno |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 손해 sonhae, 손상 sonsang |
| 日本語 | 痛手 itade, 損害 songai, 損傷 sonshō |
| 中文 | 損害 /损害 sǔnhài |
| हिन्दी | नुक़सान nuqsān, हानी hānī, क्षति kṣati, अपकार apkār |
| Português | avaria, dano, estrago |
| Français | dégât, dommage |
| Deutsch | Schaden |
| Italiano | danno |
| Ελληνικά | ζημιά zimiá, ζημία zimía |
| Română | daună, avarie, pagubă, deteriorare |
| Русский | поврежде́ние povreždénije, уще́рб uščérb, вред vred |
| العربية | عُطْل ʕuṭl, ضَرَر ḍarar, إِضْرَار ʔiḍrār, تَلَف talaf, خَسَارَة ḵasāra |
| עברית | נֶזֶק nézek |
noun cost or expense
| Español | daño |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 손실 sonsil |
| 日本語 | 損失 sonshitsu |
| 中文 | 損失 /损失 sǔnshī |
| हिन्दी | हानि hāni |
| Português | estrago |
| Français | dégât, dommage |
| Deutsch | Schaden |
| Italiano | danno |
| Ελληνικά | ζημιά zimiá, ζημία zimía |
| Română | stricăciune, pagube, daune |
| Русский | уще́рб uščérb, убы́ток ubýtok |
verb to make something less intact or even destroy it; to harm or cause destruction
| Español | dañar, quiñar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 損なう sokonau, 傷付ける kizutsukeru |
| 中文 | 毀壞 /毁坏 huǐhuài, 損壞 /损坏 sǔnhuài |
| Português | estragar, danar, avariar, danificar |
| Français | endommager, abîmer |
| Deutsch | beschädigen |
| Italiano | danneggiare, rovinare, macchiare |
| Română | dăuna, defecta, strica, deteriora, avaria |
| Русский | поврежда́ть povreždátʹ, повреди́ть povredítʹ, по́ртить pórtitʹ, испо́ртить ispórtitʹ, наноси́ть уще́рб nanosítʹ uščérb, нанести́ уще́рб nanestí uščérb |
| עברית | הזיק hizík |
Talk about this word "damage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/damage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. damage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/damage "damage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/damage.Cite this
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title = {damage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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