damage+someone's+reputation

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• reputation — rep‧u‧ta‧tion [ˌrepjˈteɪʆn] noun [countable] the opinion people have of something or someone, based on what has happened in the past: • The firm has a very good reputation. • A lengthy legal battle would damage the reputation of both sides.… …   Financial and business terms

• (a) stain on someone's reputation — a stain on someone’s character/reputation etc/ phrase something bad that someone has done that spoils their reputation Thesaurus: damage to someone s reputationsynonym Main entry: stain …   Useful english dictionary

• damage — ▪ I. damage dam‧age 1 [ˈdæmɪdʒ] noun 1. [uncountable] a bad effect on something that makes it weaker or less successful: damage to • The result of this policy will be severe damage to the British economy. 2. [uncountable] physical harm caused to… …   Financial and business terms

• damage — 1 noun (U) 1 PHYSICAL HARM physical harm caused to something or someone (+ to): damage to property | serious/severe/extensive damage (=very bad damage): The earthquake caused extensive structural damage. | minor/superficial damage (=damage that… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• damage */*/*/ — I UK [ˈdæmɪdʒ] / US noun Get it right: damage: When damage means harm or injury it is an uncountable noun, and so: ▪  it is never used in the plural ▪  it never comes after a or a number Wrong: These toxins can cause damages to the lungs and… …   English dictionary

• damage — dam|age1 [ dæmıdʒ ] noun *** 1. ) uncount physical harm caused to something so that it is broken, spoiled, or injured: Mr. Charlton surveyed the damage caused by the bulldozer. damage to: Damage to the building could take six months to repair. do …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• damage — dam|age1 W2S2 [ˈdæmıdʒ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(physical harm)¦ 2¦(emotional harm)¦ 3¦(bad effect)¦ 4 damages 5 the damage is done 6 what s the damage? ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: dam damage , from Latin damnum; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Reputation — For other uses, see Reputation (disambiguation). Reputation of a social entity (a person, a group of people, an organization) is an opinion about that entity, typically a result of social evaluation on a set of criteria. It is important in… …   Wikipedia

• damage — [[t]dæ̱mɪʤ[/t]] ♦♦ damages, damaging, damaged 1) VERB To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly. [V n] He maliciously damaged a car with a baseball bat... [V n] Lemon juice has the potential to… …   English dictionary

• damage*/*/*/ — [ˈdæmɪdʒ] noun I 1) [U] physical harm a new drug to treat nerve damage[/ex] Luckily, no serious damage had been done.[/ex] The house suffered only superficial damage in the fire.[/ex] Damage to the building could take six months to repair.[/ex]… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• bad mouth (someone) — {v.}, {slang} To say uncomplimentary or libelous things about someone; deliberately to damage another s reputation. * /It s not nice to had mouth people./ …   Dictionary of American idioms