'Damaging' definitions:
Definition of 'damaging'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant" [syn: damaging, detrimental, prejudicial, prejudicious]
adjective
Designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism" [syn: damaging, negative]
Definition of 'Damaging'
From: GCIDE
- Damage \Dam"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Damaged (d[a^]m"[asl]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. Damaging (d[a^]m"[asl]*j[i^]ng).] [Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See Damage, n.] To occasion damage to the soundness, goodness, or value of; to hurt; to injure; to impair. [1913 Webster]
- He . . . came up to the English admiral and gave him a broadside, with which he killed many of his men and damaged the ship. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'damaging'
From: GCIDE
- damaging \damaging\ adj.
- 1. causing harm or injury; as, damaging to career and reputation.
- Syn: detrimental, detrimental to(predicate), prejudicial, prejudicious. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions.
- Syn: negative. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'damaging'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bad,
- baleful,
- baneful,
- corroding,
- corrosive,
- corrupting,
- corruptive,
- counterproductive,
- deadly,
- deleterious,
- detrimental,
- disadvantageous,
- disserviceable,
- distressing,
- eroding,
- erosive,
- evil,
- harmful,
- hurtful,
- injurious,
- lethal,
- malefic,
- malevolent,
- malign,
- malignant,
- mischievous,
- noisome,
- noxious,
- ominous,
- pernicious,
- poisonous,
- prejudicial,
- scatheful,
- toxic,
- venenate,
- veneniferous,
- venenous,
- venomous,
- vicious,
- virulent
Words containing 'Damaging'
- Damage,
- Damageable,
- Damaged,
- damages,
- Consequential damage,
- Damage feasant,
- Exemplary damages,
- Liquidated damages,
- Nominal damages,
- Special damage,
- To sound in damages,
- Unliquidated damages,
- Vindictive damages,
- actual damages,
- battle damage,
- brain damage,
- collateral damage,
- compensatory damages,
- damage control,
- double damages,
- general damages,
- operational damage,
- punitive damages,
- treble damages,
- minimal brain damage