ETYM Old Fren. damage, domage, French dommage, from assumed Late Lat. damnaticum, from Latin damnum damage. Related to Damn.
1. Loss of military equipment; SYN. equipment casualty.
2. The act of damaging something or someone; SYN. harm, hurt, scathe.
3. The occurrence of a change for the worse; SYN. harm, impairment.

ETYM Latin detrimentum, from deterere, detritum, to rub or wear away; de + terere to rub: cf. French détriment. Related to Trite.
A damage or loss; SYN. hurt.

ETYM Cf. French désavantage.
The quality of having an inferior or less favorable position.

ETYM Pref. dis- + service: cf. French desservice.
An act intended to help that turns out badly; SYN. ill service, ill turn.

ETYM Old Eng. harm, hearm, AS. hearm; akin to OS. harm, German harm grief, Icel. harmr, Dan. harme, Swed. harm; cf. Old Slav. and Russ. sram shame, Skr. çrama toil, fatigue.
1. Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune.
2. That which causes injury, damage, or loss.

ETYM Old Eng. meschef bad result, Old Fren. meschief; pref. mes- (Latin minus less) + chief end, head, French chef chief. Related to Minus, and Chief.
Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others; SYN. mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan.

ETYM French préjudice, Latin praejudicium; prae before + judicium judgment. Related to Prejudicate, Judicial.
An opinion that is preconceived and (usually) unfavorable.

A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury; SYN. amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress.
In law, compensation for a tort (such as personal injuries caused by negligence) or breach of contract.
In the case of breach of contract the complainant can claim all the financial loss he or she has suffered. Damages for personal injuries include compensation for loss of earnings, as well as for the injury itself. The court might reduce the damages if the claimant was partly to blame. In the majority of cases, the parties involved reach an out-of-court settlement (a compromise without going to court). + prikaži više

1. To deviate from a strict standard; to make an exception.
2. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; to depreciate; -- said of a person or thing.
3. To reduce value (of); detract from.

(Irregular preterit, past participle: hurt).
1. To cause damage or affect negatively; SYN. injure.
2. To feel pain; SYN. ache, suffer.
3. To give trouble or pain to.
4. To hurt the feelings of; SYN. wound, injure, offend, spite.

ETYM Old Fren. average, Late Lat. averagium, prob. from Old Fren. aver, French avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from Latin habere to have.
A statistic describing the location of a distribution; SYN. norm.