menoscabo

Definitions of menoscabo
  1. noun
    the act of damaging something or someone
    synonyms: daño, destrozo, detrimento, mal, mella, perjuicio, quebranto, tajarrazo, tequío
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    types:
    desfiguración
    the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
    quemadura
    damage inflicted by fire
    escaldadura
    the act of burning with steam or hot water
  2. noun
    a change downward
    synonyms: amaine, atenuación, disminución, rebaja, reducción
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    antonyms:
    aumento, crecimiento, incremento
    a change resulting in an increase
    types:
    encogimiento
    process or result of becoming less or smaller
    mengua
    a becoming gradually less
    contracción
    the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
    type of:
    cambio, modificación
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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