alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"

detriment, hurt - a damage or loss

deformation, distortion - a change for the worse

ravel, ladder, run - a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"

battle damage, combat casualty - loss of military equipment in battle

operational casualty, operational damage - loss of military equipment in field operations

casualty - a decrease of military personnel or equipment

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something

impairment - damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality

defacement, disfiguration, disfigurement - the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape"

wounding, wound - the act of inflicting a wound

burn - damage inflicted by burning

defloration - an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something

cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

asking price, selling price - the price at which something is offered for sale

bid price - (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to buy a certain security

closing price - (stock market) the price of the last transaction completed during a day's trading session

factory price - price charged for goods picked up at the factory

highway robbery - an exorbitant price; "what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery"

purchase price - the price at which something is actually purchased

cash price, spot price - the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the spot market

support level - (stock market) the price at which a certain security becomes attractive to investors

valuation - assessed price; "the valuation of this property is much too high"

actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

burn - burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"

frost - damage by frost; "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and athey turned brown"

bilge - cause to leak; "the collision bilged the vessel"

break - render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"

bruise - damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"

disturb - damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"

afflict, smite - cause pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement"

injure, hurt - cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition"

impair - make worse or less effective; "His vision was impaired"

flaw, blemish - add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

corrode, rust, eat - cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"

eat away, erode, fret - remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"

mutilate, cut up, mangle - destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work"

mar, deflower, impair, vitiate, spoil - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"

wear away, whittle away, whittle down - cut away in small pieces

bang up, smash up, smash - damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"