💔 Harmed or spoiled 😔 Lost respect

damaged

378 1.1

Harmed so it works or looks worse

adjective
/ˈdæmɪdʒd/

: dañado

People are selling flood cars, damaged cars, salvage cars.
too damaged

Almost all of the school buildings were damaged but lightly damaged.

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Examples

Oh, well, that one got damaged in transit.
Hundreds of ships were wrecked and damaged, thousands of sailors drowned.
Localism has been damaged but not abolished.
The damaged building was deemed unsafe and had to be demolished.
After the storm, many trees were left damaged, blocking the roads.
He found that the damaged book was missing several pages and could not be repaired.

Synonyms

broken

vsdamaged

∞ 1.0

Damaged or not whole and not working

covers all types of harm that make things less useful or valuable

battered

vsdamaged

57 3.7

An object that is damaged and has many marks from rough use

refers to harm in general, not only wear from rough use

broken-down

vsdamaged

43 4.4

In very poor condition and not working because of age or neglect

includes harm that reduces usefulness, not only failure from neglect

scarred

vsdamaged

41 3.9

Marked by old visible cuts or damage

can mean harm that affects use or value even without visible marks

beaten-up

vsdamaged

22 4.7

Damaged and worn from being hit or used a lot

is a general term for harm regardless of how it happened

corroded

vsdamaged

11 5.8

Damaged by chemicals or rust so metal slowly wears away

is broader, not limited to damage caused by chemical processes

degraded

vsdamaged

11 5.1

Lower in quality or value than before

focuses on loss of usefulness or value rather than status changes

worn-out

vsdamaged

7 3.1

An object too old or damaged from heavy use to be useful

covers any harm that makes something less useful, not only total wear

marred

vsdamaged

7 5.5

Having a mark or fault that makes it look worse

is broader, covering any harm that lowers usefulness or value

tattered

vsdamaged

5 4.5

In a very poor state after long use or damage

is the neutral general word without the strong figurative sense

hurt

vsdamaged

1 3.1

Damaged so it is less useful or valuable

is the general word for any loss in usefulness or value

frazzled

vsdamaged

1 5.1

Worn and damaged at the edges from long use

is the general notion of harm making things less useful or valuable

Antonyms

whole

∞ 1.0

Complete and not broken or divided

intact

272 3.7

Whole and not damaged or missing any parts

undamaged

12 2.4

Not harmed or broken and still in its original condition

Compounds

brain-damaged

Specialized

18 7.2

With a serious injury to the brain that makes it hard to think or move

damaged ligament

1 3.3

A band of tissue that connects two bones and gets torn or stretched in a joint like the knee

How Damaged

destroyed

65 2.8

broken

∞ 1.0

damaged

378 1.1

scuffed

9 3.2

intact

272 3.7

Surface Forms

damaged positive

Morphology

damaged = damage (transparent) = damage + ed

Standard past-participle/adjective formation from the verb 'damage'; meaning of physical harm is directly derived.

Etymology

Damaged comes from an old Latin word damnum that meant 'loss' or 'harm'. So when something is damaged it has been hurt or spoiled and is less useful.