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damaging

damaging

Meaning of damaging

causing harm or damage

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British English/ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/
American English/ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/
Russian transcription[ˈvrʲednɨj]
damaging
damaging - вредный
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damaging with Russian translation

damaging usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Курение вредно для здоровья.

Smoking is damaging to your health.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Слишком сильный стресс со временем может быть вредным.

Too much stress can be damaging over time.

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damaging belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

damagingвредный
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

damaging synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between damaging / harmful / detrimental / injurious / damaging to

🇬🇧English
damaging

вредный — causing harm or damage

B1Often

Smoking is damaging to your health.

Курение вредно для здоровья.

D
🇬🇧English
damaging

the base adjective meaning causing harm or damage

A2Very Often

Smoking is damaging to your health.

Курение вредно для здоровья.

H
🇬🇧English
harmful

general word for causing harm, often more direct and common than damaging

A2Very Often

Too much sugar is harmful to your health.

Слишком много сахара вредно для здоровья.

D
🇬🇧English
detrimental

more formal; emphasizes an adverse effect on something important

B2Often

Lack of sleep can be detrimental to your performance.

Недостаток сна может быть вреден для вашей работоспособности.

I
🇬🇧English
injurious

formal or legal; implies injury or harm, often used in serious or literary contexts

C1Rarely

The report was injurious to his reputation.

Этот отчёт нанёс ущерб его репутации.

D
🇬🇧English
damaging to

the same idea as damaging, but used before the object: damaging to something

A2Very Often

This habit is damaging to your health.

Эта привычка вредна для вашего здоровья.

D
🇬🇧English
destructive

stronger than damaging; suggests serious damage or complete destruction

B1Often

War has destructive effects on society.

Война оказывает разрушительное влияние на общество.

R
🇬🇧English
ruinous

very strong; often means causing ruin, disaster, or severe financial/overall damage

B2Rarely

The contract could be ruinous for the company.

Контракт может оказаться губительным для компании.

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How to pronounce damaging and what this word means

damaging translation: вредный. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce damaging

/ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/

damaging translation

вредный

damaging examples

Smoking is damaging to your health.

damaging transcription

/ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/, /ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/

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damaging meaning: what does it mean?

causing harm or damage

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damaging is pronounced as /ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

damaging definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Smoking is damaging to your health. Translation: Курение вредно для здоровья.

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