Damage
Damage noun - Something that causes loss or pain.
Subverting and damage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subverting" instead a noun "Damage".
Subverting
Damage and subverting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Damage" instead a noun "Subverting".
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- Subverting this trope — prominently showing an attack blocked just to show that it did damage anyway — can be done for The Worf Effect.
Source: Blocking Stops All Damage - Subverting the previously established player knowledge of armor=longevity, warp weapons inflict greater damage if the target is wearing armor.
Source: Game Breaker / X-COM - From the perspective of the ones that implemented the failsafe, the failsafe works perfectly, you just happen to be collateral damage (as the reason why the failsafe is there is to stop the Kreegan from subverting Escaton).
Source: Failsafe Failure
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Subverting and Damage. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/damage/subverting
Damage & Subverting. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/damage/subverting>.
Subverting or Damage. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/damage/subverting.
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