damage

noun

UK /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

1
uncountable physical harm caused to something so that it is broken, spoiled, or injured
Mr Charlton surveyed the damage caused by the bulldozer.
damage to:
Damage to the building could take six months to repair.
do damage:
No damage had been done, and we pushed the van back onto the road.
suffer damage:
The house suffered only superficial damage in the fire.
serious/severe/extensive damage:
A fire had caused serious damage to their flat.
permanent/irreparable/irreversible damage:
Mining in the area was doing irreparable damage to the environment.
brain/liver/nerve damage:
a new drug to treat nerve damage
storm/flood/fire/bomb damage (=damage caused by a storm, fire etc):
Experts have been assessing the level of flood damage.
Synonyms and related words
Destruction and damage
damage
destruction
harm
Collocates
Adjectives frequently used with damage
▪ extensive, heavy, irreparable, irreversible, permanent, serious, severe, significant, untold, widespread
2
uncountable emotional or mental harm caused to someone
Many traumatic events may be overcome without lasting damage.
Synonyms and related words
Psychological processes
catharsis
complex
conditioning
3
uncountable negative effects on someone or something
damage to:
The damage to the bank’s image is extremely serious.
untold damage (=damage that is impossible to measure):
The revelations caused untold damage to his political reputation.
Synonyms and related words
Faults
fault
defect
weakness
4

damages
plural legalmoney that a court orders you to pay someone because you have harmed them or their property
pay damages:
Mrs Owen was ordered to pay damages of £6,000.
award/grant (someone) damages:
The jury awarded damages of over $9 million to the victims.
seek/demand damages:
Brown is seeking damages of $1,500 for each day of his incarceration.
be denied/refused damages:
The man was refused damages on thegrounds that he had suffered embarrassment but not distress.
obtain damages:
The injured party needs to prove the extent of the harm in order to obtain damages.
Synonyms and related words
Punishments outside of prison
approved premises
bail
bail hostel

phrases

the damage is done

what’s the damage?

damage

noun

US /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

1
uncountable physical harm caused to something so that it is broken, spoiled, or injured
Mr. Charlton surveyed the damage caused by the bulldozer.
damage to:
Damage to the building could take six months to repair.
do damage:
No damage had been done, and we pushed the car back onto the road.
suffer damage:
The house suffered only superficial damage in the fire.
serious/severe/extensive damage:
A fire had caused serious damage to their apartment.
permanent/irreparable/irreversible damage:
Mining in the area was doing irreparable damage to the environment.
brain/liver/nerve damage:
a new drug to treat nerve damage
storm/flood/fire/bomb damage (=damage caused by a storm, fire, etc.):
Experts have been assessing the level of flood damage.
Synonyms and related words
Destruction and damage
damage
destruction
harm
Collocates
Adjectives frequently used with damage
▪ extensive, heavy, irreparable, irreversible, permanent, serious, severe, significant, untold, widespread
2
uncountable emotional or mental harm caused to someone
Many traumatic events may be overcome without lasting damage.
Synonyms and related words
Psychological processes
catharsis
complex
conditioning
3
uncountable negative effects on someone or something
damage to:
The damage to the bank’s image is extremely serious.
untold damage (=damage that is impossible to measure):
The revelations caused untold damage to his political reputation.
Synonyms and related words
Faults
fault
defect
weakness
4

damages
plural legalmoney that a court orders you to pay someone because you have harmed them or their property
pay damages:
Mrs Owen was ordered to pay damages of $6,000.
award/grant (someone) damages:
The jury awarded damages of over $9 million to the victims.
seek/demand damages:
Brown is seeking damages of $1,500 for each day of his incarceration.
be denied/refused damages:
The man was refused damages on thegrounds that he had suffered embarrassment but not distress.
obtain damages:
The injured party needs to prove the extent of the harm in order to obtain damages.
Synonyms and related words
Punishments outside of prison
approved premises
bail
bail hostel

phrases

the damage is done

what’s the damage?

damage

verb transitive

UK /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	damage
he/she/it	damages
present participle	damaging
past tense	damaged
past participle	damaged

1
to harm something physically so that it is broken, spoiled, or injured
Many buildings and cars had been damaged in the blast.
Jogging on roads can damage your knees.
badly/severely/seriously/extensively damage:
The house had been severely damaged by fire.
irreparably/permanently damage:
Environmentalists argue that the scheme would irreparably damage the island’s ecology.
Synonyms and related words
To damage or spoil something
damage
spoil
mark
2
to have a negative effect on someone or something
This latest crisis could damage prospects for economic recovery.
badly/seriously/severely damage:
His political reputation has been seriously damaged by the scandal.
Synonyms and related words
To have a bad effect, or to reduce a good effect
damage
spoil
harm

damage

verb transitive

US /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	damage
he/she/it	damages
present participle	damaging
past tense	damaged
past participle	damaged

1
to harm something physically so that it is broken, spoiled, or injured
Many buildings and cars had been damaged in the blast.
badly/severely/seriously/extensively damage:
The house had been severely damaged by fire.
irreparably/permanently damage:
Environmentalists argue that the plan would irreparably damage the island’s ecology.
Synonyms and related words
To damage or spoil something
damage
spoil
mark
2
to have a negative effect on someone or something
This latest crisis could damage prospects for economic recovery.
badly/seriously/severely damage:
His political reputation has been seriously damaged by the scandal.
Synonyms and related words
To have a bad effect, or to reduce a good effect
cost
damage
spoil

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