damage
B1Frequent NGSL-1UK /ˈdæmɪdʒ/US /ˈdæmɪdʒ/
Meaning
noun
physical harm caused to something which makes it less attractive, useful or valuable
“serious/severe damage”
verb
to have a bad or harmful effect on something/somebody
“The church was badly damaged by the 1997 earthquake.”
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