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damaging

damaging

Meaning of damaging

causing harm or damage

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EN-UK/ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/
EN-US/ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/
damaging
damaging - damaging
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damaging with Russian translation

damaging usage examples

🇮🇩ID🇬🇧EN

Smoking is damaging to your health.

🇮🇩ID🇬🇧EN

Too much stress can be damaging over time.

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damaging synonyms

Related words worth learning together

damaging
the base adjective meaning causing harm or damage
harmful
general word for causing harm, often more direct and common than damaging
detrimental
more formal; emphasizes an adverse effect on something important
injurious
formal or legal; implies injury or harm, often used in serious or literary contexts
damaging to
the same idea as damaging, but used before the object: damaging to something
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damaging

the base adjective meaning causing harm or damage

A2Very Often

Smoking is damaging to your health.

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harmful

general word for causing harm, often more direct and common than damaging

A2Very Often

Too much sugar is harmful to your health.

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detrimental

more formal; emphasizes an adverse effect on something important

B2Often

Lack of sleep can be detrimental to your performance.

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injurious

formal or legal; implies injury or harm, often used in serious or literary contexts

C1Rarely

The report was injurious to his reputation.

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damaging to

the same idea as damaging, but used before the object: damaging to something

A2Very Often

This habit is damaging to your health.

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destructive

stronger than damaging; suggests serious damage or complete destruction

B1Often

War has destructive effects on society.

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ruinous

very strong; often means causing ruin, disaster, or severe financial/overall damage

B2Rarely

The contract could be ruinous for the company.

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How to pronounce damaging and what this word means

damaging means damaging. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce damaging

/ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/

damaging translation

damaging

damaging examples

Smoking is damaging to your health.

damaging transcription

/ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/, /ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/

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damaging meaning: what does it mean?

causing harm or damage

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damaging is pronounced as /ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

damaging definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Smoking is damaging to your health. Translation: Курение вредно для здоровья.

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