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damage control en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The limiting of damage resulting from an action when damage cannot be avoided.
2. (countable, uncountable) A department or group, as aboard a naval vessel, responsible for taking action to control damage caused by fire, collision, etc.
3. (countable, qualifier:public relations, uncountable) Any efforts, as by a company or organization, to curtail losses, counteract unfavorable publicity, etc.
   • Across receptions and fringe events at the Conservative conference in Birmingham, MPs welcomed the U-turn but hinted further damage control was needed. 2022 October 3, “Tory MPs plot to avert welfare squeeze after humiliating U-turns”, in The Guardian:
   • As news of the impending layoffs spread faster, the company finally began damage control.
   • The platform’s CEO, Linda Yaccarino, attempted to do damage control after Musk’s Thursday post, though she did not say his name or reference his tweet. 2023 November 17, Blake Montgomery, “White House condemns Elon Musk’s ‘abhorrent’ antisemitic tweets”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

Translations (11)

de Schadensbegrenzung (efforts to curtail losses) · pt controle de danos (efforts to curtail losses) · de Schiffsicherung (department responsible for taking action to control damage) · cmn 損管 /损管 (efforts to curtail losses) · de Schadensabwehr (department responsible for taking action to control damage) · cmn 損害管制 /损害管制 (department responsible for taking action to control damage) · cmn 損管 /损管 (department responsible for taking action to control damage) · he בַּקָּרַת נְזָקִים (department responsible for taking action to control damage) · fi vahingontorjunta (efforts to curtail losses) · cmn 損害管制 /损害管制 (efforts to curtail losses) · fi vauriontorjuntaryhmä (department responsible for taking action to control damage)