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dama dama |
damage |
damage control |
damaged |
damages |
damaging
| damaliscus
| damaliscus lunatus
| damar
| damaraland mole rat
| damascene
damaging
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective damaging has 2 senses
- damaging(s = adj.all) detrimental, prejudicial, prejudicious - (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant"
- damaging(s = adj.all) negative - designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism"
THESAURUS
damaging
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
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