damage repair
Mending what's broken
Damage repair is the process of restoring something to functional condition after harm has occurred.
The phrase appears in technical contexts—vehicle body shops, cellular biology, DNA research—where specific protocols address specific kinds of damage.
In everyday use, it often implies corrective work on relationships or reputations: The PR team went into damage repair mode after the scandal broke.
- fixRepair or solution
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- patch upRepair roughly or reconcile
- mendRestore after damage
- healRestore to wellness
good as new · patch · rebuild · scratch · dent · wreck · total loss · collision · insurance · mechanic · bodywork · broken · shatter · crack · salvage · recovery · restoration · bandage
- hair treatmentskeratin treatment, deep conditioner, hair mask, hot oil treatment, Brazilian blowout
- home repairhandyman, plumbing, caulk, remodeling, drywall
- image restorationphoto restoration, scratch removal, retouching, healing brush, clone stamp
- termite controltermiticide, exterminator, fumigation, tenting, monitoring systems
- animal liabilitystrict liability, dog bites, dangerous animals, dangerous dogs, animal attacks
damage repairintentional harm
Deliberately caused damage
sabotage · vandalism · demolition · defacement · desecration
damage repairbreakdown
Failure or decomposition
disintegration · collapse · failure · wearing out · erosion
damage, repair, damages, damaged, damaging, damageable, undamaged, repairs, repaired