Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective causing harm or injury.
- adjective designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions.
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- adjective
Harmful ,injurious , describing something that causesdamage . - verb Present participle of
damage .
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- adjective designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
- adjective (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
Etymologies
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Examples
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I think you forgot to include fair warning that anime can be complete * crack* and brain damaging from the POV that they don't bother to make any sense or explain themselves!
Graphic Gets Respectable! Sharon Bakar 2005
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Lane began by negotiating a truce in a price war in the Far East between Royal Dutch and Shell and by putting an end to what he called the damaging “battledore and shuttlecock game of accusation” between Samuel and Deterding.
The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008
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Lane began by negotiating a truce in a price war in the Far East between Royal Dutch and Shell and by putting an end to what he called the damaging “battledore and shuttlecock game of accusation” between Samuel and Deterding.
The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008
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Bizos said the deleted parts contained what he described as damaging admissions by Gaye about discussions between her and her husband shortly after Hani's murder.
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Grassroots Liberal Democrat members overwhelmingly rejected what they called the "damaging and unjustified" shake-up of GP services, including more scrutiny of GP consortia in a vote at their spring conference.
BBC News - Home 2011
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He underscored the issue of gun smuggling along the borders, but homed in on what he described as the damaging practice of certain characters being handed weapons within the approved channels, adding that the administration had had to directly address this issue a few years ago.
Stabroek News 2009
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He's also the founder of Wen, a revolutionary line of haircare products meant to combat the long term damaging effects of shampoos.
Meredith Barnett: Meet the Man Behind Gwyneth's Lovely Locks Meredith Barnett 2011
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He's also the founder of Wen, a revolutionary line of haircare products meant to combat the long term damaging effects of shampoos.
Meredith Barnett: Meet the Man Behind Gwyneth's Lovely Locks Meredith Barnett 2011
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The reason I find this "if there's no force, it wasn't rape" bullshit to be so damaging is that many rape survivors are wont to blame themselves anyway; in this sort of situation, people cast about for what they did wrong.
Monday sabrinageek 2009
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In another indirect effect of global stimulus efforts, investors worried about long-term damaging effects, especially the possibility of higher inflation and exploding budget deficits, and bid up gold prices to record highs.
Meet the Supporting Cast Tom Lauricella 2011
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