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damaged

Something that's damaged is harmed or ruined. Wrap your dishes in newspaper and place them neatly in a box so they aren't damaged during a move.

Damaged comes from the French dommage meaning "loss caused by injury." A politician who loses popularity after making uncouth remarks during a speech has damaged his reputation. Like a shattered mirror damaged during a fall, the harm done is irreparable, or beyond repair.

DEFINITIONS OF: damaged

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adj harmed or injured or spoiled

“I won't buy damaged goods”
“the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings”
Synonyms
blemished
marred by imperfections
broken
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
battered, beat-up, beaten-up
damaged by blows or hard usage
bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down
in deplorable condition
bent, crumpled, dented
of metal e.g.
broken, busted
out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')
broken-backed
having the spine damaged
hurt, weakened
damaged inanimate objects or their value
knocked-out
damaged
riddled
(often followed by `with') damaged throughout by numerous perforations or holes
storm-beaten
damaged by storm
destroyed
spoiled or ruined or demolished
impaired
diminished in strength, quality, or utility
injured
harmed
Antonyms:
undamaged
not harmed or spoiled; sound
unblemished, unmarred, unmutilated
free from physical or moral spots or stains
unbroken
not broken; whole and intact; in one piece
intact
undamaged in any way
unimpaired
not damaged or diminished in any respect
uninjured
not injured physically or mentally
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adj being unjustly brought into disrepute

“her damaged reputation”
Synonyms:
discredited
disreputable
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
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