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Damage Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Damage? [n] the act of damaging something or someone [n] a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right [n] loss of military equipment [n] the occurrence of a change for the worse [n] 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?" [v] inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Damage: equipment casualty \| harm \| harm \| hurt \| impairment \| legal injury \| price \| scathe \| terms \| wrong Related Terms \| Find terms related to Damage: abomination \| abuse \| afflict \| aggravate \| aggrieve \| amount \| atrocity \| bad \| bane \| bankruptcy \| befoul \| befoulment \| bereavement \| bewitch \| bill \| blemish \| blight \| breakage \| breakdown \| charge \| check \| collapse \| compensation \| condemn \| corrupt \| corruption \| cost \| crack-up \| crippling \| crucify \| crying evil \| curse \| damages \| dead loss \| debit \| deface \| defile \| defilement \| deleteriousness \| demolish \| denial \| denudation \| deprave \| deprivation \| despoil \| despoilment \| despoliation \| destroy \| destruction \| deteriorate \| deterioration \| detriment \| devastation \| dilapidate \| dilapidation \| disablement \| disadvantage \| disfigure \| dispossession \| disrepair \| disserve \| distress \| divestment \| do a mischief \| do evil \| do ill \| do wrong \| do wrong by \| doom \| drawback \| embitter \| encroachment \| endamage \| envenom \| evil \| exacerbate \| expenditure \| expense \| figure \| forfeit \| forfeiture \| get into trouble \| grievance \| handicap \| harass \| harm \| havoc \| hex \| hobbling \| hurt \| hurting \| ill \| ill-treat \| impair \| impairment \| incapacitation \| indemnity \| infect \| infection \| infringement \| injure \| injury \| inroad \| invoice \| irritate \| jinx \| liability \| loser \| losing \| losing streak \| loss \| loss of ground \| maiming \| make worse \| maltreat \| mar \| mayhem \| menace \| mischief \| mistreat \| misuse \| molest \| mutilate \| mutilation \| outrage \| perdition \| persecute \| play havoc with \| play hob with \| poison \| pollute \| pollution \| prejudice \| price \| price tag \| privation \| put back \| rate \| raze \| reparation \| robbery \| ruin \| ruination \| ruining \| ruinousness \| sabotage \| sacrifice \| savage \| scathe \| score \| sickening \| spoil \| spoiling \| spoliation \| step backward \| stripping \| tab \| taint \| taking away \| tarnish \| the worst \| threaten \| torment \| torture \| total loss \| toxin \| venom \| vexation \| violate \| vitiate \| weaken \| weakening \| woe \| worsen \| wound \| wreak havoc on \| wreck \| wrecking \| wrong See Also \| actus reus \| afflict \| alter \| alteration \| asking price \| bang up \| battle damage \| bid price \| bilge \| blemish \| break \| bruise \| burn \| burn \| casualty \| change \| change \| change of integrity \| closing price \| combat casualty \| corrode \| cost \| cut up \| defacement \| defloration \| deflower \| deformation \| detriment \| disfiguration \| disfigurement \| distortion \| disturb \| eat \| eat away \| erode \| factory price \| flaw \| fret \| hurt \| hurt \| impair \| impairment \| injure \| ladder \| mangle \| mar \| misconduct \| modification \| mutilate \| operational casualty \| operational damage \| purchase price \| ravel \| run \| rust \| selling price \| smash \| smash up \| smite \| spoil \| support level \| valuation \| vitiate \| wear away \| whittle away \| whittle down \| wound \| wounding \| wrongdoing \| wrongful conduct Damage In Webster's Dictionary \Dam"age\, n. [OF. damage, domage, F. dommage, fr. assumed LL. damnaticum, from L. damnum damage. See {Damn}.] 1. Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief. He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet and drinketh damage. --Prov. xxvi. 6. Great errors and absurdities many commit for want of a friend to tell them of them, to the great damage both of their fame and fortune. --Bacon. 2. pl. (Law) 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. Note: In common-law action, the jury are the proper judges of damages. {Consequential damage}. See under {Consequential}. {Exemplary damages} (Law), damages imposed by way of example to others. {Nominal damages} (Law), those given for a violation of a right where no actual loss has accrued. {Vindictive damages}, those given specially for the punishment of the wrongdoer. Syn: Mischief; injury; harm; hurt; detriment; evil; ill. See {Mischief}. \Dam"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Damages}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Damaging}.] [Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See {Damage}, n.] To ocassion damage to the soudness, goodness, or value of; to hurt; to injure; to impair. He . . . came up to the English admiral and gave him a broadside, with which he killed many of his men and damaged the ship. --Clarendon. \Dam"age\, v. i. To receive damage or harm; to be injured or impaired in soudness or value; as. some colors in ?oth damage in sunlight.

Damage Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Damage?

[n] the act of damaging something or someone
[n] a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right
[n] loss of military equipment
[n] the occurrence of a change for the worse
[n] 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?"
[v] inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

Damage In Webster's Dictionary

\Dam"age\, n. [OF. damage, domage, F. dommage, fr.
assumed LL. damnaticum, from L. damnum damage. See {Damn}.]
1. Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an
   inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief.

         He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool
         cutteth off the feet and drinketh damage. --Prov.
                                               xxvi. 6.

         Great errors and absurdities many commit for want of
         a friend to tell them of them, to the great damage
         both of their fame and fortune.       --Bacon.

2. pl. (Law) 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.

Note: In common-law action, the jury are the proper judges of
      damages.

{Consequential damage}. See under {Consequential}.

{Exemplary damages} (Law), damages imposed by way of example
   to others.

{Nominal damages} (Law), those given for a violation of a
   right where no actual loss has accrued.

{Vindictive damages}, those given specially for the
   punishment of the wrongdoer.

Syn: Mischief; injury; harm; hurt; detriment; evil; ill. See
     {Mischief}.


\Dam"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Damages}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Damaging}.] [Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See {Damage}, n.]
To ocassion damage to the soudness, goodness, or value of; to
hurt; to injure; to impair.

      He . . . came up to the English admiral and gave him a
      broadside, with which he killed many of his men and
      damaged the ship.                        --Clarendon.


\Dam"age\, v. i.
To receive damage or harm; to be injured or impaired in
soudness or value; as. some colors in ?oth damage in
sunlight.

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