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English noun: damage | |||
| 1. | damage (event) the occurrence of a change for the worse | ||
| Synonyms | harm, impairment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alteration, change, modification | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deformation, detriment, distortion, hurt, ladder, ravel, run | ||
| 2. | damage (event) loss of military equipment | ||
| Synonyms | equipment casualty | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | casualty | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | battle damage, combat casualty, operational casualty, operational damage | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 3. | damage (act) the act of damaging something or someone | ||
| Synonyms | harm, hurt, scathe | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change of integrity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | burn, defacement, defloration, disfiguration, disfigurement, impairment, wound, wounding | ||
| 4. | damage (possession) the amount of money needed to purchase something | ||
| Samples | The price of gasoline. He got his new car on excellent terms. How much is the damage?. | ||
| Synonyms | price, terms | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cost | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | asking price, bid price, cash price, closing price, factory price, highway robbery, purchase price, selling price, spot price, support level, valuation | ||
| 5. | damage (act) any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right | ||
| Synonyms | legal injury, wrong | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | injury | ||
English verb: damage | |||
| 1. | damage (change) inflict damage upon | ||
| Samples | The snow damaged the roof. She damaged the car when she hit the tree. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | afflict, bang up, bilge, blemish, break, bruise, burn, corrode, cut up, deflower, disturb, eat, eat away, erode, flaw, fret, frost, hurt, impair, impair, injure, mangle, mar, mutilate, rust, shatter, smash, smash up, smite, spoil, total, vitiate, wear away, whittle away, whittle down | ||
| 2. | damage (change) suffer or be susceptible to damage | ||
| Samples | These fine china cups damage easily. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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