Damage

damage; damage, to; take damage, to, n., v., D&Dism 1. (n.) loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation; Middle English, from Middle French dam "damage," from Latin damnum. 2. in games, generic term for any statistical representation of (usu. physical) harm to a character or an object. Ex: "You're caught in the cone of the dragon's breath." "Do I take any damage??"
3. (v.) to damage, to cause damage in the sense of Def. 2. Ex: "If you want to damage the dragon, non-magical weapons ain't gonna do it." [GJ1]