Damaging

Origin

damage + -ing

Full definition of damaging

Adjective

1. Harmful; injurious; causing damage.
• 2013-07-19, Mark Tran, Denied an education by war, 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.
2. The politician resigned after damaging information was revealed.

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Verb

1. Present participle of damage