damaging

adjective

dam·​ag·​ing ˈda-mi-jiŋ How to pronounce damaging (audio)
: causing or able to cause damage : injurious
has a damaging effect on wildlife
damagingly adverb

Examples of damaging in a Sentence

the damaging effects of the sun on your skin The storm may produce damaging winds. He says he has damaging information about the candidate. The evidence was very damaging to their case.
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The Impact Of Workplace Anxiety Workplace anxiety often has damaging effects on employees and organizations. Erik Pham, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 But the Ethics Committee report or damaging witness testimony that could be leaked had the potential to derail Gaetz’s nomination. Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024 Delegates from nearly 200 countries have been addressing the perils of climate change and trying to find the huge sums of money needed to slow, and cope with, its damaging effects across the planet. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024 Winds remained strong at times early Wednesday before gradually starting to ease to gusty, but less damaging levels. Mary Gilbert, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for damaging 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1828, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of damaging was circa 1828

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“Damaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damaging. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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