alteration vs damage

damage vs alteration

alteration and damage both are nouns.

alteration is not a verb while damage is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alteration	Yes	No	No	No
damage	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, damage is a hyponym of alteration; that is, damage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alteration:

alteration: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
damage: the occurrence of a change for the worse

Other hyponyms of alteration include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

alteration (noun)	damage (noun)
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)	the act of damaging something or someone
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	the occurrence of a change for the worse
	loss of military equipment
	the amount of money needed to purchase something

alteration (verb)	damage (verb)
	inflict damage upon
	suffer or be susceptible to damage

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