Synonyms

damaging

American

[dam-i-jing] / ˈdæm ɪ dʒɪŋ /

adjective

causing or capable of causing damages; harmful; injurious.

Other Word Forms

damagingly adverb
nondamaging adjective
nondamagingly adverb
undamaging adjective

Etymology

Origin of damaging

First recorded in 1850–55; damage + -ing ²

Example Sentences

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It demonstrates to China and Russia that a direct confrontation with the U.S. would be extraordinarily damaging.

From The Wall Street Journal

The film led North Korea to retaliate with a damaging cyberattack on the company.

From The Wall Street Journal

French agriculture minister Annie Genevard said the decision was "very damaging to the functioning of our institutions and, above all, to the spirit of our European institutions".

From Barron's

Li added: "We suspect that men may be at higher risk because the aging markers we analyzed are heavily influenced by lifestyle factors such as smoking, which can compound the damaging effects of these pollutants."

From Science Daily

Nicolas Normand, a former French ambassador to several African nations, said the new initiative is still dwarfed by the waves of false and damaging online claims targeting France.

From The Wall Street Journal

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