damage

Definition

Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.

Etymology

From Middle English damage, from Old French damage, from Vulgar Latin *damnāticum from Classical Latin damnum. Compare modern French dommage. Largely displaced native Middle English scath (whence unscathed). Cognate with Spanish daño.

Example Sentences

• "The storm did a lot of damage to the area."
• "Great errors and absurdities many […]commit for want of a friend to tell them of them, to the great damage both of their fame and fortune."
• ""What's the damage?" he asked the waiter."

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