serious damage
Frequency: 9.025.2 per million words
a severe and significant amount of damage
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Examples (10)
- The hurricane caused serious damage to the coastal towns.
- Spreading false rumors can do serious damage to a person's reputation.
- The inspector confirmed that the fire had caused serious damage to the building's structure.
- A single computer virus is capable of causing serious damage to the entire network.
- His constant criticism did serious damage to her self-confidence.
- The oil spill is expected to inflict serious damage on the local marine ecosystem.
- If left untreated, the damp could cause serious damage to the property.
- The political scandal has done serious damage to the government's credibility.
- Athletes risk serious damage to their bodies if they don't warm up properly.
- The court found that the defamatory article caused serious damage to his career.