damage
/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.90 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "the damage is already done"
- "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."
- "Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them."
- "Cold temperatures, heavy rain, falling rocks, strong winds and glacier movement can damage the equipment."
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, Portuguese dano, Italian danno, French dam, Romanian daună.