damaged

/ˈdæməʤd/

Something that's damaged is harmed or ruined. Wrap your dishes in newspaper and place them neatly in a box so they aren't damaged during a move.

Damaged comes from the French dommage meaning "loss caused by injury." A politician who loses popularity after making uncouth remarks during a speech has damaged his reputation. Like a shattered mirror damaged during a fall, the harm done is irreparable, or beyond repair.

Definitions of damaged

1. adjective

   harmed or injured or spoiled
   “I won't buy damaged goods”

   “the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings”

   synonyms:

   blemished

   marred by imperfections

   broken

   physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

   battered, beat-up, beaten-up

   damaged by blows or hard usage

   bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down

   in deplorable condition

   bent, crumpled, dented

   crumpled or dented (of metal, for example)

   broken, busted

   out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')

   broken-backed

   having the spine damaged

   hurt, weakened

   damaged inanimate objects or their value

   knocked-out

   damaged

   riddled

   (often followed by `with') damaged throughout by numerous perforations or holes

   storm-beaten

   damaged by storm

   destroyed

   spoiled or ruined or demolished

   impaired

   diminished in strength, quality, or utility

   injured

   harmed

   antonyms:

   undamaged

   not harmed or spoiled; sound

   unblemished, unmarred, unmutilated

   free from physical or moral spots or stains

   unbroken

   not broken; whole and intact; in one piece

   intact

   undamaged in any way

   unimpaired

   not damaged or diminished in any respect

   uninjured

   not injured physically or mentally
2. adjective

   being unjustly brought into disrepute
   “her damaged reputation”

   synonyms: discredited

   disreputable

   lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance