be damaging
Frequency: 8.015.5 per million words
Indicates a state of being harmful.
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- Smoking is damaging to health.
- Building the proposed new road would be environmentally damaging.
- The false rumors were incredibly damaging to her career.
- The prolonged trade war is damaging to the global economy.
- Constant criticism can be psychologically damaging for a child.
- Keeping secrets from your partner is damaging to a relationship.
- Releasing the report without fact-checking could be potentially damaging.
- This sudden policy change has been damaging to small businesses.
- The leaked emails were politically damaging for the candidate.
- Excessive sun exposure is known to be damaging to your skin.