Damage vs. Destruction

Damagenoun

Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.

‘The storm did a lot of damage to the area.’;

Destructionnoun

The act of destroying.

‘The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon.’;

Damagenoun

(slang) Cost or expense.

‘"What's the damage?" he asked the waiter.’;

Destructionnoun

The results of a destructive event.

‘Amid the seemingly endless destruction, a single flower bloomed.’;

Damageverb

(transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.

‘Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them.’; ‘Cold temperatures, heavy rain, falling rocks, strong winds and glacier movement can damage the equipment. File:Cold temperatures, heavy rain, falling rocks, strong winds and glacier movement can damage the equipment.ogg’;

Destructionnoun

The act of destroying; a tearing down; a bringing to naught; subversion; demolition; ruin; slaying; devastation.

‘The Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction.’; ‘'Tis safer to be that which we destroyThan by destruction dwell in doubtful joy.’; ‘Destruction of venerable establishment.’;

Damageverb

To undergo damage.

Destructionnoun

The state of being destroyed, demolished, ruined, slain, or devastated.

‘This town came to destruction.’; ‘Thou castedst them down into destruction.’;

Damagenoun

Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief.

‘He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet and drinketh damage.’; ‘Great errors and absurdities many commit for want of a friend to tell them of them, to the great damage both of their fame and fortune.’;

Destructionnoun

A destroying agency; a cause of ruin or of devastation; a destroyer.

‘The destruction that wasteth at noonday.’;

Damagenoun

The estimated reparation in money for detriment or injury sustained; a compensation, recompense, or satisfaction to one party, for a wrong or injury actually done to him by another.

Destructionnoun

termination by an act of destruction

Damageverb

To occasion damage to the soundness, goodness, or value of; to hurt; to injure; to impair.

‘He . . . came up to the English admiral and gave him a broadside, with which he killed many of his men and damaged the ship.’;

Destructionnoun

an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

Damageverb

To receive damage or harm; to be injured or impaired in soundness or value; as, some colors in cloth damage in sunlight.

Destructionnoun

a final state;

‘he came to a bad end’; ‘the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end’;

Damagenoun

the occurrence of a change for the worse

Destructionnoun

the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired

‘the destruction of the rainforest’; ‘the avalanche left a trail of destruction’;

Damagenoun

loss of military equipment

Destructionnoun

the action or process of killing or being killed

‘the wanton destruction of human life’;

Damagenoun

the act of damaging something or someone

Destructionnoun

a cause of someone's ruin

‘gambling was his destruction’;

Damagenoun

the amount of money needed to purchase something;

‘the price of gasoline’; ‘he got his new car on excellent terms’; ‘how much is the damage?’;

Destructionnoun

a group of wild cats.

Damagenoun

a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right

Damageverb

inflict damage upon;

‘The snow damaged the roof’; ‘She damaged the car when she hit the tree’;

Damage

Damage is any change in a thing, often a physical object, that degrades it away from its initial state. It can broadly be defined as .

‘changes introduced into a system that adversely affect its current or future performance’;