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 cyclone was already bringing heavy rainfall to coastal areas on Saturday, along with damaging winds and storm surges. Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025 Tornadoes possible in East The Weather Channel warned that damaging winds and tornadoes were possible all day Wednesday from Pennsylvania to far northern Florida. Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025 Choosing the wrong treatment can be damaging, or even fatal. IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025 The system brought the potential for heavy rain, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes. Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 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 12 Mar. 2025.

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