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Undermine vs Damaging - What's the difference?

undermine | damaging |

As verbs the difference between undermine and damaging

is that undermine is to dig underneath (something), to make a passage or for destructive or military purposes; to sap while damaging is .

As an adjective damaging is

harmful; injurious; causing damage.

undermine

English

Verb

(undermin)
  • To dig underneath (something), to make a passage or for destructive or military purposes; to sap.
  • * 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 312:
    • Martin, for instance, had on one occasion undermined a tree sacred to old gods, then stood in the path of its fall, but forced it to fall elsewhere by making the sign of the Cross.
  • (figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=April 19, author=Josh Halliday, work=the Guardian
    • , title= Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised? , passage=The growing use of social media to spread anger and dissent in the Arab world has been hailed by western governments as one of the chief justifications for a completely unfettered internet. The US is reportedly funding the secret rollout of technology in Iran in an effort to undermine internet censors in the country.}}

    Antonyms

    * undergird

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    damaging

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Harmful; injurious; causing damage.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Mark Tran
    • , volume=189, issue=6, page=1, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Denied an education by war , passage=One particularly damaging , but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools

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    Verb

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