ダメージdameeji

1. noundamage
   被弾ひだんしました。ダメージは軽微けいびです。↗

   We've taken a hit. Trivial damage.

• Synonym損害そんがいNeutralLoss or damage to property, health or the mind; leans formal, as in 「損害賠償」. 「ダメージ」 is the more colloquial choice.
• Synonym損傷そんしょうNeutralDamage to objects or body tissue. 「ダメージ」 is broader, taking in mental blows as well.
• Synonym毀損きそんWrittenWritten and formal: damage to reputation or property. 「ダメージ」 is more colloquial.
• Synonym害がいNeutralHarm or detriment, as in 「健康に害」. 「ダメージ」 is the more colloquial word.
• Synonym危害きがいNeutralHarming or endangering others, as in 「危害を加える」. 「ダメージ」 is broader in scope.
• Synonym傷害しょうがいNeutralA legal term for inflicting bodily injury. 「ダメージ」 is broader.
• Synonym損壊そんかいWrittenWritten word for the destruction of buildings, vehicles and objects. 「ダメージ」 is broader, taking in mental blows too.
• Related害悪がいあくWrittenWritten term for harmful things or evil influence, on society or on physical and mental health. 「ダメージ」 focuses on the damage or blow itself and its severity.
• Antonym回復かいふくNeutralThe opposite of 「ダメージ」 on the damage–recovery axis: a return to the original good state.
• Antonym修復しゅうふくNeutralThe opposite of 「ダメージ」 on the damage–repair axis: mending what is broken back to its original state.

Use 「ダメージ」 for blows or damage to the body, mind or finances, as in 「精神的ダメージ」; it is the colloquial, everyday choice. For losses in formal contexts pick 「損害」, for damage to objects 「損傷」, and for harm 「害」 or 「危害」. The antonyms are 「回復」 and 「修復」.

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1. 被害ひがい、損害そんがい。