damaging

Definition

  • adjective: causing or able to cause damage
  • adjective: causing or able to cause 'damage'
  • synonyms: detrimental, detrimental to(predicate), prejudicial

Examples

  • The chemical is 'damaging' to the lungs. [=it will make a person's lungs less healthy]

  • He says he has 'damaging' information about the candidate.

  • The evidence was very 'damaging' to their case.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) psychological damage to me. How? a little fucking discipline. I'm serious, though. How could he not be damaging me? I need a father who's a role model, not some horny geek boy who's going to spray his shorts... whenever I bring a girlfriend (..)
    1999 American Beauty