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Added 9 October 2026

damage

/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒ/ noun

In Latin: noxia Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about damage at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The occurrence of a change for the worse.
Loss of military equipment.
The act of damaging something or someone.

verb

Inflict damage upon.
The snow damaged the roof
Suffer or be susceptible to damage.
These fine china cups damage easily

Origin

From Middle English damage, from Old French damage, from Vulgar Latin *damnāticum from Classical Latin damnum. Compare modern French dommage. Largely displaced native Middle English scath (whence unscathed). Cognate with Spanish daño, Portuguese dano, Italian danno, French dam, Romanian daună.

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