to inflict damage

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• 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 — I n. harm 1) to cause, do damage to; to inflict damage on 2) to suffer, sustain damage 3) to repair, undo damage 4) grave, great, extensive, irreparable, serious, severe; lasting, permanent; light, slight; widespread damage 5) fire; flood;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• inflict — UK [ɪnˈflɪkt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms inflict : present tense I/you/we/they inflict he/she/it inflicts present participle inflicting past tense inflicted past participle inflicted to cause something unpleasant to happen Such a policy… …   English dictionary

• damage — n. & v. n. 1 harm or injury impairing the value or usefulness of something, or the health or normal function of a person. 2 (in pl.) Law a sum of money claimed or awarded in compensation for a loss or an injury. 3 the loss of what is desirable. 4 …   Useful english dictionary

• damage — noun 1》 physical harm impairing the value, usefulness, or normal function of something.     ↘unwelcome and detrimental effects. 2》 (damages) a sum of money claimed or awarded in compensation for a loss or injury. verb inflict damage on. Phrases… …   English new terms dictionary

• Damage per second — (DPS) is a term used with computer games to describe the average rate of damage inflicted over time. The term is especially common in massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPG) and is a key aspect of theorycraft. In this… …   Wikipedia

• inflict — 01. Our army has [inflicted] heavy casualties on the enemy. 02. She thinks that hunters should be forbidden from [inflicting] suffering upon animals for sport. 03. When parrots are caged for a long time, the boredom can drive them crazy, with the …   Grammatical examples in English

• Damage over time — In computer games and wargames, damage over time (DoT) is a type of effect that causes damage in regular increments (or at a steady rate) for a limited amount of time. This damage can be equal at all increments, or it may build up or diminish in… …   Wikipedia

• damage — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 harm/injury ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, heavy, massive, serious, severe, significant, substantial, untold …   Collocations dictionary

• inflict — in|flict [ınˈflıkt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of infligere, from fligere to hit ] 1.) [T] to make someone suffer something unpleasant inflict sth on/upon sb ▪ The strikes inflicted serious damage on the economy. ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• inflict — in|flict [ ın flıkt ] verb transitive to cause something unpleasant to happen: Such a policy would inflict severe hardship and suffering. inflict something on someone/something: the environmental damage we are inflicting on the Earth inflict… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English