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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Expose how these programs and their curriculum are damaging and not aligned with state workforce demands. Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 Despite the initial euphoria on European stock markets, strategists at UBS suggest the deal is likely to be damaging in the long run. Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 28 July 2025 Instead, evaluate the risks and rewards associated with all of the sub-components in your enterprise, like which parts of the business are most prone to risk and which risks are most damaging to the business. David Monnier, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025 Because Caltrans is widening a highway facility and personal vehicles contribute an outsize portion of damaging greenhouse gases, the project has stirred some controversy. Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025 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 5 Aug. 2025.

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