damaging
damaging — adjective
1. producing physical injury, financial loss, or reputational harm to someone or so
producing physical injury, financial loss, or reputational harm to someone or something — for example, a damaging storm that destroys buildings, or damaging rumours that ruin a person's standing
The damaging floodwaters swept away several houses in Daichi's village, leaving families homeless.
attributive use: damaging + noun phrase
The lawyer's damaging questions during the trial made the witness cry.
Damaging gossip can ruin a person's career even if it is not true.
It was damaging for Sana to lose her job just before her daughter's wedding.
The report proved damaging to the school's image among local families.
- harmful
the most general synonym; implies any negative effect, often less severe than damaging
- destructive
stronger than damaging; suggests serious or total ruin
- detrimental
formal register, frequently used in academic, legal, or medical contexts
- beneficial
producing good rather than harmful effects
- harmless
not causing any injury or damage
文法句型
damaging + noun
be/prove/become + damaging + to + noun phrase
用法筆記
Commonly followed by to + noun phrase to indicate what is affected (e.g., damaging to one's reputation). Can be used both before a noun (attributive) and after linking verbs such as be, become, or prove (predicative).