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Damage vs Deformation - What's the difference?

damage | deformation |

As nouns the difference between damage and deformation

is that damage is injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact while deformation is deformation.

As a verb damage

is to impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.

damage

English

(wikipedia damage)

Noun

  • Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
    • The storm did a lot of damage to the area.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • 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.
  • (slang) Cost or expense.
    • "What's the damage ?" he asked the waiter.

    Verb

    (damag)
  • 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.
  • * Clarendon
    • He came up to the English admiral and gave him a broadside, with which he killed many of his men and damaged the ship.

    deformation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
  • A transformation; change of shape.