Hypertext Webster Gateway: "damaging"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Damage \Dam"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Damages}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Damaging}.] [Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See {Damage}, n.]
To ocassion damage to the soudness, goodness, or value of; to
hurt; to injure; to impair.
He . . . came up to the English admiral and gave him a
broadside, with which he killed many of his men and
damaged the ship. --Clarendon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
damaging
adj 1: (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury;
"damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's
coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the
defendant" [syn: {detrimental}, {prejudicial}, {prejudicious}]
2: designed or tending to discredit, especially without
positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism"
[syn: {negative}]
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