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damage

noun
/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From Middle English damage, from Old French damage, from Vulgar Latin *damnāticum from Classical Latin damnum. Compare modern French dommage. Largely displaced native Middle English scath (whence unscathed). Cognate with Spanish daño.

  1. inherited from scath
  2. derived from damnum
  3. derived from *damnāticum✻
  4. derived from damage
  5. inherited from damage

Definitions

  1. Injury or harm

    Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.

    • The storm did a lot of damage to the area.
    • the damage is already done
    • 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.

  2. Cost or expense.

    • "What's the damage?" he asked the waiter.

  3. To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of

    To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.

    • Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them.
    • Cold temperatures, heavy rain, falling rocks, strong winds and glacier movement can damage the equipment.
    • The building was erected in two years, at the parochial expence, on the foundation of the former one, which was irreparably damaged by the hurricane of Auguſt, 1712.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To undergo damage

      To undergo damage; to take damage.

    2. To remove a damaged or unsalable item from the sales floor for processing.

      • Did you damage the items that the customer returned yet?

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Derived

attrition damage, brain damage, collateral damage, country damage, cryodamage, damage boost, damage control, damage feasant, damageful, damageless, damageous, loss and damage, microdamage, nanodamage, neurodamage, photodamage, radiation damage, splash damage, the damage is done, what's someone's damage, what's the damage, damageability, damageable, damager, redamage, undamaged

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at damage. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01damage02expense03loss04destroyed05repair06mend07fire

A definitional loop anchored at damage. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at damage

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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