damaging C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/ UK /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #13288 Meanings 1 adj Causing harm or injury. The scandal was deeply damaging to his reputation. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · causing harm or injury. harmfuldetrimentalinjurious Appears in Phrases (1) See all very damaging causing a great deal of harm Adverb + adjective Etymology From damage + -ing. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # damaging **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 13288 ## Meanings 1. Causing harm or injury. ## Examples - The scandal was deeply damaging to his reputation. ## Etymology From damage + -ing. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown