verb
definition
To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
example
Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them.
definition
To undergo damage.
noun
definition
An act of causing damage.
adjective
definition
Harmful; injurious; causing damage.
example
The politician resigned after damaging information was revealed.
Examples of damaging in a Sentence
Moreover, the very fact of being under the protection and, as it were, in the pay of an absolute monarch was damaging to the character of their literature.
The lightness of the needle enables the instrument to be moved without fear of damaging the suspension.
But Mr Gladstone's influence with the Liberal party was paramount, in spite of the damaging appearance of the compact made with Parnell, and Forster's pointed criticisms only caused thoroughgoing partisans to accuse him of a desire to avenge himself.
After damaging British commerce in the North Atlantic, Jerome reached France with his ship in safety in August 1806.
Subsequent popes manifested equal ardour, with the same damaging results, in the repair and adornment of the catacombs, and many of the paintings covering their walls, which have been assigned to the period of their original construction, are really the work of these later times.
Bread Company, was requested by his fellow-directors to resign, on the ground that his connexion with the sect was damaging the business of the company.
It enabled the honey producer to increase his output considerably by extracting honey from the cells in most cleanly fashion without damaging the combs, and in a fraction of the time previously occupied in the draining, heating and squeezing process.
The competitive build-up of weapons, apart from impoverishing us all, creates the damaging mistrust that often leads to war.
In fact it 's a downright silly, perhaps even damaging, thing to do.
Thousands of women resorted to back-street abortionists, permanently damaging their health or dying.
They contain important antioxidants used by the body to mop up damaging free radicals, which increase in the body during stress.
Clearly antisocial behavior remains deeply damaging and distressing for those who suffer its effects.
The long-term effects of gradual change can be more damaging than short-term developments, but places are very rarely protected from gradual attrition.
The Scholes ' blow is particularly damaging with United looking completely bereft of ideas in the month of his absence.
In some instances this moth has been found damaging leather bindings.
My friend, Ron Chappell once came ' under the wrath ' of John Thompson for damaging Basil's school blazer.
The most damaging wheat disease in Europe is leaf blotch, which causes the loss of millions of tons of grain worldwide each year.
The latest brouhaha has subsided without undermining that party's upper echelons but that would surely change if further damaging revelations were to emerge.
Second, the application of a custom made anti-reflection coating is an expensive process which furthermore risks damaging the diode laser unit.
Southern's antipathy to elaboration becomes most damaging, however, when she rides roughshod over recent scholarly consensus.
Sometimes failures in these areas can have damaging, or even devastating, consequences for patients.
Wind is particularly damaging when the ground is frozen and there is no protective snow cover.
This allows it to charge at a higher rate without gassing or damaging vehicle electrics with spikes of power.
Keratinocytes from the skin epidermis are functionally specialized to protect against the damaging effects of external agents, including ultraviolet (UV) light.
Either way it is damaging the brand equity they crafted.
Research is being carried out into developing methods of slowing the rate of cliff erosion without damaging the SSSI.
Women of child bearing age should not use this drug due to the severely damaging effects it can have on unborn male fetuses.
Vitamin C also has antioxidant properties, defending against damaging free radicals generated during the inflammatory response, sepsis or stress.
He then commenced a regular fusillade on the house, smashing nearly the whole of the windows, beside damaging the framework.
On the 13th, there was a damaging hailstorm in south Devon.
Excuse me... Some of these remarks may be felt by colleagues to be almost heretical, and possibly damaging to The Cause.
It did not and could not show the inhumanity and psychologically damaging effects of being imprisoned, he claimed.
Their effect is even more damaging than the description given in Stephen Byers ' accompanying memorandum to the proposals.
What about reports recently that trees emit methane which is more damaging to the environment than CO 2?
The strategy of targeting growth rates of specific monetary aggregates was designed to avoid damaging swings in monetary aggregates was designed to avoid damaging swings in monetary policy.
The economic approach focuses purely on monetary value and may be damaging if it reinforces the notion that volunteering is all about saving money.
Noxious stimulus A noxious stimulus A noxious stimulus is one which is damaging to normal tissues.
The red pigment in tomatoes, lycopene, works by quenching the highly damaging free radical singlet oxygen.
Feelings of political exclusion and hopelessness engender damaging passivity punctuated by urban unrest.
Have the second exaggerated payoffs for more damaging to don't deny your.
I would have hoped your tenants would be sensible enough not to want burst pipes damaging their goods.
The RSPB was founded in 1889 to tackle the damaging trade in wild birds ' plumage.
A proper Potato fork has broad flat prongs to avoid damaging the tubers.
One of the torpedoes did considerable damage to the battleship by damaging her starboard propeller, wrecking her steering gear and jamming her rudders.
Does anyone know of an easy way to remove the putty without risking breaking the glass or damaging the existing staining?
Prima donna rainmakers The potential 'prima donna ' tendencies that these small number of rainmakers display can be very damaging to the recruiting firm.
Placing well-spaced staples at an angle, the staple remover can be inserted without damaging the show wood.
This is coupled with a gas based fire retardant that is environmentally friendly, to put out fires instantly, without damaging equipment.
This small sander will enable you to work up to the skirting edge without damaging it.
What is much more damaging is his enthusiasm for religiously segregated schools.