direct damage
Harm without intermediary
Direct damage is harm that results immediately and proximately from an action, without intervening causes.
In legal contexts, it contrasts with indirect or consequential damages—losses that flow from the initial harm: The fire caused direct damage to the building, but the business interruption was consequential.
In gaming, direct damage refers to attacks that hit a target without requiring combat or physical contact: The spell deals direct damage to any creature within range.
- harmInjury or damage
- bodily harmDamage to one's person
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- woundCoiled, or an injury
strike · hit · point blank · blow · blunt force · collision · trauma · destruction · raw · unmitigated · immediate · assault · attack · shatter · crush · pierce · burn · blast
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