The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - damagen.

1) harm, injury, hurt, impairment, mutilation, destruction, devastation: Fortunately, there was little damage from the storm. 2) expense, price, cost; bill, invoice, US check: At the restaurant, the damage came to њ50. 3) damages. compensation, reparation, indemnity: We won the suit and were awarded damages of њ10,000 for defamation of character. --v. 4) harm, hurt, injure; wound; mutilate, disfigure, mar, deface; wreck, ruin, spoil, impair: Although the car was badly damaged, the passengers escaped unharmed. Will this news damage your chances of a promotion?