damaged

/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒd/

damaged is the simple past and past participle of damage.

Meaning of damage

damage (third-person singular simple present damages, present participle damaging, simple past and past participle damaged)

(transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
- Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them.
Synonyms:

harm, injure, abuse, annoy, bewound, damnify, dere, do damage to, do for, do ill
(intransitive, obsolete) To undergo damage; to take damage.
(transitive) To remove a damaged or unsalable item from the sales floor for processing.
- Did you damage the items that the customer returned yet?

damaged (comparative more damaged, superlative most damaged)

That has suffered damage.
- The rebuilding of damaged stations is proceeding slowly, on account of the shortage of building materials and the pressing needs of housing, but steady progress is being made.1951 March, E. J. Tyler, “Post-War Recovery on the Netherlands Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 157
Synonyms:

defective, faulty, injured, wounded

comparative	more damaged
superlative	most damaged

What does damaged mean?: Damaged means that has suffered damage.
What is damaged the simple past and past participle of?: Damaged is the simple past and past participle of damage.
What part of speech is damaged?: Damaged is an adjective.
How do you pronounce damaged?: Damaged is pronounced /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒd/.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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