damagingEnglishOxford New American Dictionarydamaging /ˈdamijiNG, ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ / ▸ adjective causing physical damage: new cars are less damaging to the environment. ▪ having a detrimental effect on someone or something: damaging allegations of corruption. – DERIVATIVES damagingly /ˈdaməjiNGlē, ˈdæmədʒɪŋli / adverb