Damaging

/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ · adjective

Meaning

Causing damage; harmful, injurious..

Definitions by Sense

1. Causing damage; harmful, injurious.
2. gerund of damage: an act of causing damage.
3. present participle and gerund of damage

Example Sentences

One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.

Heatwaves are especially damaging to children, as they are less able to regulate their body temperature compared to adults, the statement said, adding that the more heatwaves children are exposed to, the greater the chance of health problems including chronic respiratory conditions, asthma, and cardiovascular diseases.

That immortal creature had gone over the proofs with great pains — had of course taken out the stiflings — hard-plungings, lungeings, and other convulsions — and had also taken out her weakenings and damagings of her own effects.

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• more damaging
• most damaging
• damagings

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