damage synonyms

damage

n.

  1. 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.

    Antonyms blessing*, benefit*, boon. *

  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.

  1. 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.

  2. To debase

    pervert, vitiate, degrade; see corrupt 1.

  3. To slander

    malign, calumniate, disparage; see slander. See syn. study at hurt.

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