(Sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury.
Designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions.
1 Therefore, devaluing the US currency would present a far more damaging response.
2 But of course, this same power can be used in damaging ways.
3 Failure to deal with the debt crisis is damaging confidence in Europe.
4 This is damaging police efforts to bring criminals to justice, experts said.
5 The crisis is already showing signs of seriously damaging the Russian economy.
6 Or is the risk, however small, of damaging the masterpiece too great?
7 This sets a very damaging precedent for market practices, the groups said.
8 The most recent involved another activity damaging to the environment: gold mining.
9 Every year, the month of April brings an outbreak of damaging wildfires.
10 Eco-friendly products are often more expensive than the ones damaging the environment.
11 The crowd responded with petrol bombs, damaging one police vehicle, police said.
12 Such incidents were particularly damaging to Ireland's international tourism reputation, he said.
13 He said experts determined Jinx's statements would be damaging to national security.
14 Religious engagement, however, may counteract the damaging effects of early life stress.
15 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the case had been damaging for many.
16 But more ocean means more ocean water entering and damaging the system.
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