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damage, destruction, destroy

Auslan SignbankDictionarydamage

In English: break down, broken down, clapped out

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As a Noun: 1. Physical harm that is done to something. English = damage. 2. The act of destroying something. English = destruction. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To harm or spoil something physically, for example by breaking it. English = damage. 2. To damage something completely, so that it no longer exists. English = destroy. 3. Of an engine or machine, to no longer work at all (and to be beyond repair) because it is too old or damaged. English = break down, (be) broken down. Idiomatic English = (be) clapped out. 4. Of people, to be completely exhausted both physically and emotionally by a problem or a task and to be unable or unwilling to continue.