7.9.1 Damage

Use this domain for words referring to damaging something--to do something bad to something, but not completely ruin it so that it can't be used any more.

Louw Nida Codes: 
20 Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill
20B Harm, wound
  • What words refer to damaging something?
    damage, do damage, cause damage, break, bust, chip, corrode, corrupt, deface, dent, erode, harm, do harm, hurt, impair, injure, maltreat, mar, mess up, nick, sabotage, score, scratch, spoil, vandalize,
  • What words refer to deliberately damaging something?
    vandalize, vandal, smash up, sabotage, tamper with, deface, desecrate,
  • What words refer to something being damaged over a long period of time?
    wear away, corrode, erode,
  • What words refer to using something for a long time until it is damaged?
    wear away, wear out,
  • What words refer to the act of damaging something?
    corrosion, detriment, erosion, maltreatment, mischief, vandalism,
  • What words refer to the damage done to something?
    damage (n), scar, wear (n), wear and tear,
  • What words refer to a person who damages things?
    vandal, saboteur, bull in a china shop,
  • What words refer to something that damages things?
    blight,
  • What words describe something that damages things?
    harmful, toxic, toxicity, unwholesome, dangerous,
  • What words refer to something that has been damaged?
    breakages, damaged goods,
  • What words describe something that has been damaged?
    spoiled, broken, busted, messed up, damaged, crumbling, moth-eaten,
  • What words describe something that can be damaged easily?
    vulnerable,