damage irreparably

damage irreparably
index spoil (impair)

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  • damage — ▪ I. damage dam‧age 1 [ˈdæmɪdʒ] noun 1. [uncountable] a bad effect on something that makes it weaker or less successful: damage to • The result of this policy will be severe damage to the British economy. 2. [uncountable] physical harm caused to… …   Financial and business terms

  • damage */*/*/ — I UK [ˈdæmɪdʒ] / US noun Get it right: damage: When damage means harm or injury it is an uncountable noun, and so: ▪  it is never used in the plural ▪  it never comes after a or a number Wrong: These toxins can cause damages to the lungs and… …   English dictionary

  • damage — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 harm/injury ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, heavy, massive, serious, severe, significant, substantial, untold …   Collocations dictionary

  • damage — dam|age1 [ dæmıdʒ ] noun *** 1. ) uncount physical harm caused to something so that it is broken, spoiled, or injured: Mr. Charlton surveyed the damage caused by the bulldozer. damage to: Damage to the building could take six months to repair. do …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • irreparably — adv. Irreparably is used with these verbs: ↑damage …   Collocations dictionary

  • spoil — I (impair) verb addle, blemish, blight, botch, break, bungle, butcher, corrumpere, corrupt, damage, damage irreparably, debase, decay, decompose, deface, defile, deform, demolish, destroy, deteriorate, dilapidate, disable, disfigure, go bad, harm …   Law dictionary

  • ruin — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ruine, from Anglo French, from Latin ruina, from ruere to rush headlong, fall, collapse Date: 12th century 1. a. archaic a falling down ; collapse < from age to age…the crash of ruin fitfully resounds William… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ruin — noun 1》 physical destruction or collapse. 2》 the remains of a building that has suffered much damage. 3》 a dramatic decline; a downfall. verb 1》 damage irreparably; reduce to a state of ruin.     ↘reduce to poverty or bankruptcy. 2》 literary fall …   English new terms dictionary

  • ruin — ► NOUN 1) physical destruction or collapse. 2) a building (or the remains of a building) that has suffered much damage. 3) a dramatic decline; a downfall. 4) the complete of a person s money and other assets. ► VERB 1) damage irreparably; reduce… …   English terms dictionary

  • ruin — [ro͞o′ən] n. [ME ruine < OFr < L ruina < ruere, to fall, hurl to the ground < IE * ereu < base * er , to set in motion, erect > RUN, RISE] 1. Archaic a falling down, as of a building, wall, etc. 2. [pl.] the remains of a fallen… …   English World dictionary

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