noun
a harmful action.
you have done a disservice to the African people by ignoring this fact
unkindness,bad turn,ill turn,disfavour,mischief,injury,harm,hurt,damage,offence,wrong,injustice,kick in the teeth
noun
a harmful action.
you have done a disservice to the African people by ignoring this fact
unkindness,bad turn,ill turn,disfavour,mischief,injury,harm,hurt,damage,offence,wrong,injustice,kick in the teeth
noun
the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.
the destruction of the rainforest
demolition,knocking down,pulling down,tearing down,levelling,razing (to the ground),felling,dismantling,breaking up,wrecking,ruination,smashing,shattering,blasting,blowing up,dynamiting,bombing,carpet bombing,torpedoing,spoliation,devastation,spoiling,blighting,marring,disfigurement,impairment,defacing,scarring,injury,harm,laying waste,desolation,ravaging,wasting
noun
the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.
the destruction of the rainforest
demolition,knocking down,pulling down,tearing down,levelling,razing (to the ground),felling,dismantling,breaking up,wrecking,ruination,smashing,shattering,blasting,blowing up,dynamiting,bombing,carpet bombing,torpedoing,spoliation,devastation,spoiling,blighting,marring,disfigurement,impairment,defacing,scarring,injury,harm,laying waste,desolation,ravaging,wasting
verb
end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.
the room had been destroyed by fire
verb
end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.
the room had been destroyed by fire
verb
reduce (something) in quality or value; degrade.
the love episodes debase the dignity of the drama
degrade,devalue,demean,lower the status of,reduce the status of,cheapen,prostitute,discredit,drag down,drag through the mud,tarnish,blacken,blemish,disgrace,dishonour,shame,bring shame to,humble,humiliate,damage,harm,undermine
verb
reduce (something) in quality or value; degrade.
the love episodes debase the dignity of the drama
degrade,devalue,demean,lower the status of,reduce the status of,cheapen,prostitute,discredit,drag down,drag through the mud,tarnish,blacken,blemish,disgrace,dishonour,shame,bring shame to,humble,humiliate,damage,harm,undermine
verb
reduce (something) in quality or value; degrade.
the love episodes debase the dignity of the drama
degrade,devalue,demean,lower the status of,reduce the status of,cheapen,prostitute,discredit,drag down,drag through the mud,tarnish,blacken,blemish,disgrace,dishonour,shame,bring shame to,humble,humiliate,damage,harm,undermine
noun
physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something.
bombing caused extensive damage to the town
harm,injury,destruction,vandalization,vandalism,impairment,defilement,desecration,defacement,disfigurement,scarring,mutilation,vitiation,detriment,ruin,havoc,devastation,wear and tear,battering,friction,erosion,attrition,corrosion,abrasion,deterioration,degeneration,detrition
verb
inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.
the car was badly damaged in the accident
harm,do damage to,injure,mar,deface,mutilate,mangle,impair,blemish,disfigure,vandalize,blight,spoil,defile,desecrate,tamper with,sabotage,disrupt,play havoc with,vitiate,ruin,devastate,destroy,wreck,cripple,trash,disfeature
verb
inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.
the car was badly damaged in the accident
harm,do damage to,injure,mar,deface,mutilate,mangle,impair,blemish,disfigure,vandalize,blight,spoil,defile,desecrate,tamper with,sabotage,disrupt,play havoc with,vitiate,ruin,devastate,destroy,wreck,cripple,trash,disfeature
noun
physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something.
bombing caused extensive damage to the town
harm,injury,destruction,vandalization,vandalism,impairment,defilement,desecration,defacement,disfigurement,scarring,mutilation,vitiation,detriment,ruin,havoc,devastation,wear and tear,battering,friction,erosion,attrition,corrosion,abrasion,deterioration,degeneration,detrition
verb
inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.
the car was badly damaged in the accident
harm,do damage to,injure,mar,deface,mutilate,mangle,impair,blemish,disfigure,vandalize,blight,spoil,defile,desecrate,tamper with,sabotage,disrupt,play havoc with,vitiate,ruin,devastate,destroy,wreck,cripple,trash,disfeature
verb
spoil the appearance or quality of (something).
his reign as world champion has been blemished by controversy
mar,spoil,impair,disfigure,blight,deface,flaw,mark,spot,speckle,blotch,discolour,scar,ruin,destroy,wreck,be a blot on the landscape,disfeature,sully,tarnish,besmirch,blacken,smirch,stain,blot,taint,soil,befoul,dirty,disgrace,damage,defame,calumniate,injure,harm,hurt,undermine,debase,degrade,denigrate,dishonour,stigmatize,drag through the mud,vitiate
verb
spoil the appearance or quality of (something).
his reign as world champion has been blemished by controversy
mar,spoil,impair,disfigure,blight,deface,flaw,mark,spot,speckle,blotch,discolour,scar,ruin,destroy,wreck,be a blot on the landscape,disfeature,sully,tarnish,besmirch,blacken,smirch,stain,blot,taint,soil,befoul,dirty,disgrace,damage,defame,calumniate,injure,harm,hurt,undermine,debase,degrade,denigrate,dishonour,stigmatize,drag through the mud,vitiate
