Damaging — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

inflict damage upon

suffer or be susceptible to damage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɪplɚɹəbɹˈæŋkɪˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈamɪdʒɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈamɪdʒɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /dˌɪplɚɹəbɹˈæŋkɪˌeɪt/.

Examples

The snow damaged the roof
She damaged the car when she hit the tree
These fine china cups damage easily

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

damage prejudicial prejudicious negative detrimental

Parts of Speech

verb	inflict damage upon “The snow damaged the roof”
verb	suffer or be susceptible to damage “These fine china cups damage easily”
adjective	(sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury “damaging to career and reputation”
adjective	designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions “negative criticism”

Word Forms

damage	noun	the occurrence of a change for the worse
detriment	noun	a damage or loss

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schädlich

Schaden zufügen

🇫🇷French

dommageable

infliger des dégâts à

🇪🇸Spanish

perjudicial

infligir daño a

🇮🇹Italian

dannoso

infliggere danni a

🇳🇱Dutch

schadelijk

schade aanrichten

🇵🇹Portuguese

prejudicial

infligir danos a

🇷🇺Russian

повреждающий

нанести ущерб

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हानिकारक

क्षति पहुंचाना

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষতিকর

ক্ষতি সাধন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

சேதப்படுத்தும்

மீது சேதத்தை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

నష్టపరిచే

నష్టం కలిగించు

🇮🇳Marathi

हानीकारक

वर नुकसान पोहोचवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નુકસાનકારક

પર નુકસાન પહોંચાડવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾನಿಕರ

ಹಾನಿಯನ್ನುಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കേടുവരുത്തുന്ന

കേടുപാടുകൾ വരുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੁਕਸਾਨਦੇਹ

'ਤੇ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਪਹੁੰਚਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

نقصان دہ

نقصان پہنچانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

破坏性的

造成伤害

🇯🇵Japanese

ダメージを与える

～にダメージを与える

🇰🇷Korean

해로운

피해를 입히다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gây tổn hại

gây thiệt hại

🇹🇭Thai

สร้างความเสียหาย

สร้างความเสียหายให้กับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

merusak

menimbulkan kerusakan pada

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakasira

magdulot ng pinsala sa

🇲🇾Malay

merosakkan

mendatangkan kerosakan kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضارة

إلحاق الضرر به

🇮🇷Persian

آسیب رسان

وارد کردن خسارت به

🇹🇷Turkish

zarar verici

zarar vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מזיק

להסב נזק

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The primary meaning of 'damaging' is 'inflict damage upon'.

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'damaging' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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