The country’s property market has been stuck in a yearslong downturn that’s dented the need for copper plumbing and wiring, while consumer spending has been sluggish, weighing on appetite for finished …

Becoming and making less strong (Definition of dented from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

To become dented: a fender that dents easily. [Middle English dent, variant of dint, blow, from Old English dynt.]

Definition of 'dented' dented in British English (ˈdɛntɪd ) adjective having a surface containing a hollow or dip

dent something to make a hollow place in a hard surface, usually by hitting it The back of the car was badly dented in the collision. The car was quite badly dented on one side.

I haven't even made a dent in this pile of work. v.t. to make a dent in or on; indent: The impact dented the car's fender. to have the effect of reducing or slightly injuring: The caustic remark dented his ego. …

adjective of metal e.g. “ dented fenders” synonyms: bent, crumpled damaged harmed or injured or spoiled

dented definition: having a hollow or depression from impact. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words. Discover expressions like "dented pride", "dented …

The public image has been dented by the environmental crisis of the past 20 years.

If you dent something, you damage it by hitting or pressing it, causing a hollow dip to form in it. The stone dented the car's bumper.