modification vs damage

damage vs modification

modification and damage both are nouns.

modification is not a verb while damage is a verb.

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

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

modification: 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 modification 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.

modification (noun)	damage (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the act of damaging something or someone
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy	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
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase	loss of military equipment
	the amount of money needed to purchase something

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

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