damaging

[ dam-i-jing ]

/ ˈdæm ɪ dʒɪŋ /

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adjective

causing or capable of causing damages; harmful; injurious.

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Origin of damaging

First recorded in 1850–55; damage + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM damaging

dam·ag·ing·ly, adverbnon·dam·ag·ing, adjectivenon·dam·ag·ing·ly, adverbun·dam·ag·ing, adjective

Words nearby damaging

dam, damage, damage control, damaged goods, damages, damaging, daman, Daman and Diu, Damanhur, Damão, damar

How to use damaging in a sentence

As investors become more risk-averse, industry insiders expect that the funding slowdown to prove most damaging for young companies as venture capital likely tilts towards established startups with proven business models.
Venture capital firms are collaborating to keep Nigerian startups alive|Yomi Kazeem|September 2, 2020|Quartz
Credit Suisse is struggling to move beyond one of the most damaging episodes in its recent history after it spied on star banker Iqbal Khan, who was leaving for rival UBS Group AG.
Swiss regulators extend probe into spying at Credit Suisse|kdunn6|September 2, 2020|Fortune
Extreme one-off events can be far more damaging for companies and societies at large.
COVID-19 and climate change expose the dangers of unstable supply chains|matthewheimer|August 27, 2020|Fortune
Murthy had found compelling the argument that loneliness was increasing and that loneliness can be damaging, even physiologically damaging.
Is There Really a “Loneliness Epidemic”? (Ep. 407)|Stephen J. Dubner|February 27, 2020|Freakonomics

To suggest that it’s the most damaging environmental thing we do is, I think, a pretty extreme overstatement.
The Future of Meat (Ep. 367 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|August 29, 2019|Freakonomics
It is the steady accretion of detail that may yet be the most damaging factor in the battle for British hearts and minds.
From Playboy Prince to Dirty Old Man?|Tom Sykes|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He lambasts the case as without evidence, an unfair trial, and damaging for the American reputation.
Of Cuban Spies, a Baby, and a Filmmaker: The Strange Tale of the Cuban Five|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2006 then-Senator Barack Obama understood how damaging illegal immigration is for the working people of this country.
The Liberal Case Against Illegal Immigration|Doug McIntyre|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Equally as damaging is the notion that those not preparing to protest the verdict must be armed for protection.
Riot Prep Could Fuel Ferguson Violence|Caitlin Dickson|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If Republicans blow it and fail to pass significant legislation, that will be a huge lost opportunity and damaging for 2016.
Voters Remind D.C. That the Economy Still Sucks|Stuart Stevens|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He missed no opportunity of thwarting and damaging the Government which had saved him from the gallows.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
That officer hurled his troops against Sherman's breastworks, and suffered a damaging defeat.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
For one thing, she had kept to the truth when she might have made her hints more damaging by a little exaggeration.
The Girl From Keller's|Harold Bindloss
The nocturnal mischief of damaging or destroying a neighbor's corn.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon
Seiler thinks that only the Trojans used the battle-axe; perhaps for damaging the ships: he follows the scholiast.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang