noun

physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something.

bombing caused extensive damage to the town

harm,injury,destruction,vandalization,vandalism,impairment,defilement,desecration,defacement,disfigurement,scarring,mutilation,vitiation,detriment,ruin,havoc,devastation,wear and tear,battering,friction,erosion,attrition,corrosion,abrasion,deterioration,degeneration,detrition

verb

inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.

the car was badly damaged in the accident

harm,do damage to,injure,mar,deface,mutilate,mangle,impair,blemish,disfigure,vandalize,blight,spoil,defile,desecrate,tamper with,sabotage,disrupt,play havoc with,vitiate,ruin,devastate,destroy,wreck,cripple,trash,disfeature