damaging

Definitions

Causing physical harm or injury to something.

Having a detrimental or negative effect on someone's reputation or prospects.

Examples

The heavy rainfall had a damaging effect on the local crops.

Spreading false rumors can be incredibly damaging to a person's reputation.

The report highlighted the damaging impact of pollution on the marine ecosystem.

Synonyms

harmful detrimental destructive injurious hurtful deleterious pernicious

Antonyms

beneficial helpful advantageous constructive harmless salutary favorable