damage

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. harm, injure, mar, impair. —n. deterioration, harm, injury; (pl.), amends, recompense (see compensation). See weakness, wrong.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Injury]

Syn. harm, hurt, impairment, wound, bruise, bane, wrong, infliction, casualty, detriment, deprivation, affliction, accident, catastrophe, adversity, outrage, hardship, disturbance, mutilation, mishap, mischance, evil, blow, devastation, destruction, mischief, stroke, loss, disservice, reverse, weakening, ruination, collapse, disablement, crippling, suffering, illness; see also disaster , injury 1 , misfortune 2 .

Ant. blessing*, benefit, boon.

2. [Loss occasioned by injury]

Syn. ruin, breakage, ruined goods, wreckage, destruction, cost, loss, waste, spoliation, shrinkage, depreciation, deprivation, dry rot, pollution, corruption, blemish, contamination, ravage, atrophy, adulteration, defacement, scratch, scar, vandalism, vitiation, degeneration, canker, deterioration, disintegration, havoc, erosion, disrepair, debasement, corrosion, discoloration, decay, wear and tear; see also destruction 2 .

Ant. repair*, profit, recompense.

v.

1. [To impair the value or usefulness of]

Syn. ruin, wreck, hurt, harm, injure, impair, destroy, bleach, fade, water-soak, tarnish, burn, scorch, drench, dirty, rot, smash, batter, discolor, mutilate, scratch, smudge, scuff, crack, chip, bang up, abuse, maltreat, mistreat, mar, maul, deface, disfigure, vandalize, mangle, ravage, scathe, contaminate, crumple, crush, dismantle, cheapen, blight, disintegrate, pollute, hamstring, sap, stain, tear, rip, fray, undermine, weaken, gnaw, corrode, break, split, stab, rend, slash, pierce, puncture, mildew, cripple, disable, rust, warp, maim, lacerate, wound, taint, incapacitate, bruise, spoil, wreak havoc on, wear away, defile, wrong, infect, tamper with, mess up*, gum up*; see also break 2 , destroy 1 , hurt 1 .

2. [To debase]

Syn. pervert, vitiate, degrade; see corrupt 1 .

3. [To slander]

Syn. malign, calumniate, disparage; see slander .

See Synonym Study at hurt .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

destruction, injury, loss, harm, breakage, hurt, depreciation, deterioration, wreckage, spoilage, impairment, disfigurement.

II

v.

injure, harm, destroy, break, hurt, depreciate, wreck, ruin, impair, cripple, deface, weaken, incapacitate, mar, mutilate, ravage, vandalize.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. An act, instance, or consequence of breaking: breakage, destruction, impairment, wreckage. See HELP. 2. The action or result of inflicting loss or pain: detriment, harm, hurt, injury, mischief. See HELP. II verb To spoil the soundness or perfection of: blemish, detract from, disserve, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, prejudice, tarnish, vitiate. See BETTER, HELP.