What does damage mean?
Definitions for damage
ˈdæm ɪdʒdam·age
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word damage.
Princeton's WordNet
damage, harm, impairment(noun)
the occurrence of a change for the worse
damage, equipment casualty(noun)
loss of military equipment
damage, harm, hurt, scathe(noun)
the act of damaging something or someone
price, terms, damage(noun)
the amount of money needed to purchase something
"the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?"
wrong, legal injury, damage(verb)
any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
damage(verb)
inflict damage upon
"The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
damage(verb)
suffer or be susceptible to damage
"These fine china cups damage easily"
Wiktionary
damage(Noun)
The abstract measure of something not being intact; harm.
The storm did a lot of damage to the area.
Etymology: From damage (Modern French dommage), from from Classical damnum.
damage(Noun)
Cost or expense.
"What's the damage?" he asked the waiter.
Etymology: From damage (Modern French dommage), from from Classical damnum.
damage(Verb)
To make something less intact or even destroy it; to harm or cause destruction.
Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them.
Etymology: From damage (Modern French dommage), from from Classical damnum.
Webster Dictionary
Damage(noun)
injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief
Etymology: [Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See Damage, n.]
Damage(noun)
the estimated reparation in money for detriment or injury sustained; a compensation, recompense, or satisfaction to one party, for a wrong or injury actually done to him by another
Etymology: [Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See Damage, n.]
Damage(noun)
to ocassion damage to the soudness, goodness, or value of; to hurt; to injure; to impair
Etymology: [Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See Damage, n.]
Damage(verb)
to receive damage or harm; to be injured or impaired in soudness or value; as. some colors in /oth damage in sunlight
Etymology: [Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See Damage, n.]
Freebase
Damage
Damage, also known as Fatale, is a 1992 film directed by Louis Malle. It is based on the novel Damage by Josephine Hart. The plot is about a politician who shares a sexual relationship with his son's girlfriend. Miranda Richardson was nominated for an Academy Award and won a BAFTA in the category of Best Supporting Actress for her performance as the aggrieved wife of the film's main character.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Damage
dam′āj, n. hurt, injury, loss: the value of what is lost: (coll.) cost: (pl.) the pecuniary reparation due for loss or injury sustained by one person through the fault or negligence of another.—v.t. to harm.—v.i. to take injury.—adj. Dam′ageable. [O. Fr. damage (Fr. dommage)—L. damnum, loss.]
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Etymology and Origins
Damage
See “What’s the Damage?”
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'damage' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1443
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'damage' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2234
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'damage' in Nouns Frequency: #488
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'damage' in Verbs Frequency: #480
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of damage in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of damage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of damage in a Sentence
The most striking thing about this event was that it was so close to Anchorage, that's why it has caused the damage that we're seeing.
It’s going to protect our cells from any damage from free radicals that’s going to damage skin cell membrane.
There's still so much we don't know, including the full scope of the breach or the extent of the damage it has caused. But we know this much : This attack constitutes a grave risk to our national security.
The US has important interests in Hong Kong, if the relevant act were to become law, it would not only harm China's interests and China-US relations, but would also seriously damage US interests.
It is especially disappointing that just a few weeks after the entry into force of the GDPR - a law that made Europe a global regulatory standard bearer - parliamentarians have approved a law that will fundamentally damage the internet in Europe, with global ramifications.
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- خسارة, عطل, ضرر, أضرار, تلفArabic
- щета, вреда, повреждамBulgarian
- dany, danyarCatalan, Valencian
- škoda, poškodit, cena, poškozeníCzech
- amharu, difrod, amhariad, amhariadauWelsh
- skade, tilføje, beskadigelse, beskadigeDanish
- Schaden, beschädigenGerman
- ζημίαGreek
- damaĝoEsperanto
- dañar, daño, damnoSpanish
- kahjuEstonian
- kalte eginBasque
- آک, خسارت, آسیب, زیانPersian
- vaurioittaa, vahinko, vahingoittaa, vaurioFinnish
- dégât, dommage, endommagerFrench
- damáiste, déan, díobháil, millteanas, damáistighIrish
- milleadh, coireScottish Gaelic
- danar, danoGalician
- נזק, הזיקHebrew
- खराब करनाHindi
- megrongál, tönkretesz, kár, megkárosítHungarian
- kerusakanIndonesian
- domajarIdo
- macchiare, danno, rovinare, danneggiareItalian
- 損傷, 損失, 痛手, 損害Japanese
- ზიანი, ზარალიGeorgian
- ಹಾನಿKannada
- 손해Korean
- damnumLatin
- sugadinti, sugadinimas, pakenkti, žala, nuostolis, padaryti nuostolių, padaryti žalosLithuanian
- sabojāt, postījums, sasist, sapostīt, bojājumsLatvian
- whakakaurapaMāori
- штета, оштетување, расипува, оштетуваMacedonian
- skadeNorwegian
- schade, beschadigenDutch
- skadeNorwegian Nynorsk
- skaderNorwegian
- uszkodzenie, szkoda, uszkadzać, psućPolish
- estrago, danar, avariar, avaria, estragar, danoPortuguese
- strica, avarii, daună, avarie, defecta, avaria, deteriora, stricăciune, pagube, pagubă, dauneRomanian
- повреждение, наносить ущерб, повреждать, нанести ущерб, повредить, ущерб, убыток, вред, портить, испортитьRussian
- pokvariti, štȅta, oštetitiSerbo-Croatian
- dëmtoj, dëmtim, dëmAlbanian
- skadaSwedish
- சேதம்Tamil
- నష్టంTelugu
- ความเสียหายThai
- pinsala, nasira, nagibaTagalog
- hasarTurkish
- نقصانUrdu
- hư hạiVietnamese
- שאדןYiddish
- 損傷Chinese
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