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- pronunciation:
- dae
mihj
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
If something has damage, it means that something bad has happened to it and now it is broken or not perfect anymore. If a big tree falls on a car, it will cause damage to the car. If you say something mean to a friend, you might cause damage to your friendship.
The storm caused damage to many houses.Our cat scratched our rug and caused a lot of damage.
- antonyms:
- repair
- similar words:
- destruction, harm, hurt, injury, loss
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| related words: |
wear |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
damages, damaging, damaged |
| definition: |
When you damage something, you harm it or hurt it. If a storm damages a tree, it breaks it or hurts it in some way.
They damaged the piano when they tried to move it into the house.Insects damaged the crops.- antonyms:
- benefit, mend, repair
- similar words:
- break, harm, hurt, injure, ruin, scratch, spoil, tear, wreck
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| related words: |
bruise, destroy, shatter, strain, wear, wound |
| derivations: |
damageable (adj.), damaged (adj.), damaging (adj.), damager (n.) |
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