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Damage

🔄 Synonyms of "Damage"

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hurtverb(transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
scathenoun(countable, uncountable) Damage, harm, hurt, injury.
impairmentnounA disability or handicap.
wrongnounIncorrect or untrue.
harmnounPhysical injury; hurt; damage.
termsIn legal terminology, Terms can have different meanings, depending on the specific context.
equipment casualtynounloss of military equipment
legal injurynouna legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right
pricenounThe cost required to gain possession of something.

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harmnounPhysical injury; hurt; damage.
scathenoun(countable, uncountable) Damage, harm, hurt, injury.
hurtnounAn emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience.
impairmentnounA disability or handicap.
wrongnounSomething that is immoral or not good.
pricenounThe cost required to gain possession of something.
equipment casualtynounloss of military equipment
legal injurynouna legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right
termsIn legal terminology, Terms can have different meanings, depending on the specific context.
tortnoun(law) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages.
injureverb(transitive) To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
traumanounAn emotional wound leading to psychological injury.
injurynounDamage to the body of a living thing.
detrimentnounHarm, hurt, damage.
injuriousCausing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
painnoun(countable and uncountable) An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
harmfulnessnounThe characteristic of being harmful.
sufferingnounThe condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.
harmfulCausing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
destroyverb(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.

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