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Common collocations with damage in American Collocation

damage verb transitive

US /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

badly

badly
extensively
gravely
heavily
seriously
severely
significantly

A hurricane badly damaged the theatre building.

slightly

slightly

The lifeboat was slightly damaged in a collision with a cruise ship.

permanently

fatally
irreparably
irretrievably
irreversibly
irrevocably
permanently

Her eyesight was irreparably damaged by this delay in diagnosis.

deliberately

deliberately
intentionally
wilfully

Anyone who wilfully damages or destroys a tree is guilty of an offence.

not deliberately

accidentally
inadvertently

If your item is accidentally damaged we’ll repair or replace it.

easily

easily

It is an environment that can easily damage professional confidence.

affecting someone’s mind

emotionally
psychologically

The ordeal has left her psychologically damaged.

affecting an object or someone’s body

physically

It is not possible for a virus to physically damage a computer’s processor or hard drive.

physically

ecosystem
environment

Helping people to live comfortably without damaging the environment of their surroundings.

not physically

business
competitiveness
confidence
credibility
health
image
livelihood
morale
prospects
relationship
reputation

In the last few weeks a boy wrote to the newspaper saying that unhelpful teachers were damaging his prospects of success in exams.