damaging Definition

damage
noun

1. Harm or injury, or loss caused by injury.

Thesaurus: injury, harm, hurt, wrong, destruction, ruin, mutilation, devastation, suffering, loss, misfortune.
2. law.
Payment due for loss or injury caused by another person, organization, etc.
Thesaurus: compensation, costs, expenses, fine, reparation, reimbursement, indemnity, amercement.
Form: damages

verb

damaged, damaging
1. To cause harm, injury or loss to someone or something.

Thesaurus: wreck, hurt, ruin, spoil, harm, injure, mar, deface, mutilate, tamper with, play havoc with, play hell with; Antonym: fix, repair.

Derivative: damageability
noun

Derivative: damageable
adj

Derivative: damaged
adj

Harmed; injured; broken.

Derivative: damaging
adj

Having a bad effect on a person's reputation.
Thesaurus: harmful, hurtful, injurious, detrimental, ruinous, deleterious, pernicious; Antonym: advantageous, favourable, helpful.

Derivative: damagingly
adverb

Etymology: 14c: French, from Latin damnum loss.