breakage vs smashing

breakage and smashing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
breakage	Yes	No	No	No
smashing	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

Other hyponyms of breakage include rupture, shattering, crack, cracking, fracture, chip, chipping, splintering.

breakage (noun)	smashing (noun)
the act of breaking something	the act of breaking something into small pieces
reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use
the quantity broken

breakage (adjective)	smashing (adjective)
	excellent