Difference between Derelict and Damaged

What is the difference between Derelict and Damaged?

Derelict as an adjective is abandoned, forsaken; (of ship) abandoned at sea; dilapidated, neglected. while Damaged as a verb is to impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.

Derelict

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Abandoned, forsaken; (of ship) abandoned at sea; dilapidated, neglected. Negligent in performing a duty.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Abandoned property; a ship abandoned at sea. An abandoned or forsaken person; an outcast. A negligent person.

Example sentence: Architecture is undistinguished, sometimes derelict, but occasionally, as in 'Post and Beam,' there is something arresting in a setting... the building behind the Cathedral.

Damaged

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.

Example sentence: So I set out to study the oxidation system in the potato, which, if damaged, causes the plant to turn brown. I did this in the hope of discovering, through these studies, the key to the understanding of adrenal function.

We hope you now know whether to use Derelict or Damaged in your sentence.

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