As verbs the difference between destroyed and damage
is that
destroyed is (
destroy) while
damage is to impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
As an adjective destroyed
is (ireland|informal) (particularly of a child) soiled, muddied, especially as a result of a fall or spill.
As a noun damage is
injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
destroyed English
Verb
(head)
(destroy)
Adjective
(-)
(Ireland, informal) (particularly of a child) soiled, muddied, especially as a result of a fall or spill.
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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.
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