damaging
Meaning of damaging
- causing physical damage.
new cars are less damaging to the environment
- inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.
the car was badly damaged in the accident
Middle English: from Old French, from dam, damne ‘loss or damage’, from Latin damnum ‘loss or hurt’; compare with damn.
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Hyphenation of damaging
dam-ag-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- damaging is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
damaging synonyms
Meaning detrimental:
detrimental, prejudicial, prejudicious
Meaning negative:
Meaning physically injure:
Meaning do physical harm or damage to (someone):
Meaning impair the quality or appearance of; spoil:
Meaning spoil the surface or appearance of (something), for example by drawing or writing on it:
Meaning inflict serious damage on:
Meaning destroy or severely damage by tearing or crushing:
Meaning weaken or damage (something, especially a faculty or function):
Meaning spoil the appearance or quality of (something):
Meaning spoil the appearance of:
Meaning deliberately destroy or damage (public or private property):
Meaning have a severely detrimental effect on:
Meaning diminish or destroy the value or quality of:
Meaning damage the purity or appearance of; mar or spoil:
Meaning treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect:
Meaning deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage:
Meaning drastically alter or destroy the structure of:
Meaning spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of:
Meaning cause great and usually irreparable damage or harm to; have a disastrous effect on:
Meaning destroy or ruin:
Meaning end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it:
Meaning destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar):
Meaning cause (someone) to become unable to walk or move normally:
Meaning damage or destroy:
damaging antonyms
Meaning restore (something damaged, faulty, or worn) to a good condition:
Meaning make or become better:
Words that rhyme with damaging
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