English Explanatory Dictionary

damaging

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Causing damage; harmful, injurious.
noun
  1. gerund of damage: an act of causing damage.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of damage

Pronunciation

/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-damaging.wav

Word forms

damaging more damaging most damaging damagings

Etymology

From damage + -ing.

Synonyms

harmful damaging deleterious detrimental hurtful inimical injurious mischievous nocent nocuous noxious noisome prejudicial scathand scathel sullen venom

Antonyms

beneficial undamaging

Derived words

damagingly damagingness neurodamaging nondamaging photodamaging
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