Damage | Mean of damage in English Dictionary

/ˈdæmɪʤ/

• Noun
• physical harm that is done to something or to someone's body
1. The items were carefully wrapped to protect them from damage during shipping.
2. The city sustained heavy damage during the war.
3. water/sun/frost damage = damage caused by water/sun/frost
4. Fortunately the boat suffered no serious damage in the storm.
5. The fall caused/did considerable/extensive/severe damage to her knee.
6. The disease is known to cause permanent/irreversible brain/liver/kidney damage.
7. Few people were hurt during the storm, but property damage was great. [=many houses, cars, etc., were damaged or ruined]
• emotional harm that is done to someone
1. Traumatic events can cause serious psychological damage. [=can make someone mentally or emotionally unhealthy]
• problems that are caused by a mistake, wrong action, etc.
1. The scandal caused significant damage to her career.
2. You've said enough. Please leave before you do any more damage.
3. He tried to repair the damage by apologizing.
4. He apologized, but the damage was already done.

• an amount of money that a court requires you to pay to someone you have treated unfairly or hurt in some way
1. The judge awarded her $5,000 in damages. [=the judge said that the people who hurt her must pay her $5,000]
2. She won a $5,000 damage award.
• the amount of money that something costs
1. “What's the damage?” he asked the mechanic.
• things that are done or said to prevent a bad situation from becoming worse or to limit the bad effect of something
1. The governor keeps making outrageous statements, forcing his staff to spend most of their time doing damage control.
• Verb
• to cause damage to (something): such as
• to physically harm (something)
1. Please return any items that are damaged during shipping.
2. Many homes were damaged or completely destroyed in the fire.
3. The fall severely damaged her knee.
4. Smoking can seriously damage your lungs.
5. badly damaged property
• to cause problems in or for (something)
1. The scandal significantly damaged her career.
2. This news will damage his reputation.
3. He was worried that his comments had damaged their relationship.
4. He's trying to repair his damaged reputation.