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, impairmentnoun
the occurrence of a change for the worse
damage, equipment casualtynoun
loss of military equipment
damage, harm, hurt, scathenoun
the act of damaging something or someone
price, terms, damagenoun
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, damageverb
any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
damageverb
inflict damage upon
"The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
damageverb
suffer or be susceptible to damage
"These fine china cups damage easily"
Wiktionary
damagenoun
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.
damagenoun
Cost or expense.
"What's the damage?" he asked the waiter.
Etymology: From damage (Modern French dommage), from from Classical damnum.
damageverb
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
Damagenoun
injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief
Etymology: [Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See Damage, n.]
Damagenoun
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.]
Damagenoun
to ocassion damage to the soudness, goodness, or value of; to hurt; to injure; to impair
Etymology: [Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See Damage, n.]
Damageverb
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 harm and detriment to an employer stemming from these kinds of issues are not solely financial, they can inflict greater damage to reputation, public image, productivity and retention.
Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.
Once the extent of the damage is known the Company will be able to determine the impact on the project delivery timeline, in consultation with SkyCity. It is expected there will be a material delay.
Samarco is not making the effort to repair the damage, but is focusing much more on resuming production to attend to its economic interests.
Merkel underestimated the protests. The least she can do now is come visit (the district of) Sternschanze and see the damage for herself.
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Translations for damage
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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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