Damaging Common

Damaging has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

An act of causing damage.

"The damaging storm tore through the roof and left the house uninhabitable."

Verb

present participle of damage

"The storm was damaging, tearing off the roof tiles and breaking several windows."

In plain English: To damage something means to hurt it so that it does not work properly anymore.

"Heavy rain damaging our roof caused significant leaks inside the house."

Adjective

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

"damaging to career and reputation"

"the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant"

damaging detrimental prejudicial prejudicious

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

"negative criticism"

damaging negative

Harmful; injurious; causing damage.

"The storm caused damaging winds that uprooted several large trees across the valley."

In plain English: Damaging means causing harm or injury to something so it gets worse or breaks.

"The storm caused significant damage to many houses in our neighborhood, leaving them looking very damaging until repairs were made."

Example Sentences

"The storm caused significant damage to many houses in our neighborhood, leaving them looking very damaging until repairs were made." adj

"The storm caused damaging winds that tore off several roofs." adj

"His careless comments were deeply damaging to the team's morale." adj

"Smoking can be damaging to your long-term health if you continue." adj

"Heavy rain damaging our roof caused significant leaks inside the house." verb

The word damaging is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the noun damage. It describes something that causes harm or injury.

Rhyming Words

ing ging ying sing ling xing ting zing fing hing qing ving ring jing ping king ning oing ding ming

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