damaging

dam·age

D0014900 (dăm′ĭj)n.1. Destruction or a loss in value, usefulness, or ability resulting from an action or event.2. damages Law Money required to be paid as compensation for an injury or wrong.3. Informal Cost; price: What's the damage for the tickets to the show?v. dam·aged, dam·ag·ing, dam·ag·es v.tr. To cause damage to.v.intr. To suffer or be susceptible to damage.

[Middle English, from Old French : dam, loss (from Latin damnum) + -age, -age.]

dam′age·a·bil′i·ty n.dam′age·a·ble adj.dam′ag·ing·ly adv.

dam•ag•ing

(ˈdæm ɪ dʒɪŋ)

adj. causing or capable of causing damage; harmful; injurious. [1850–55] dam′ag•ing•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	damaging - (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant"detrimental, prejudicial, prejudiciousharmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"
	2.	damaging - designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism"negativedestructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"

damaging

adjective harmful, detrimental, hurtful, ruinous, prejudicial, deleterious, injurious, disadvantageous Is the recycling process damaging to the environment?
useful, valuable, helpful, profitable, favourable, wholesome, advantageous, salutary, healthful

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adj harmful

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adj (sometimes followed by 'to') causing harm or injury

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adj designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions

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