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harm

1

[hahrm]

noun

  1. physical injury or mental damage; hurt.

    to do him bodily harm.

    Antonyms:
  2. moral injury; evil; wrong.



verb (used with object)

  1. to do or cause harm to; injure; damage; hurt.

    to harm one's reputation.

    Synonyms: ,
    Antonyms:

HARM

2

[hahrm]

noun

Military.
  1. a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.

harm

/ ɑː /

noun

  1. physical or mental injury or damage

  2. moral evil or wrongdoing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to injure physically, morally, or mentally

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • harmer noun
  • self-harming adjective
  • unharmed adjective
  • unharming adjective
  • ˈ󲹰 noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of harm1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English hearm; cognate with German Harm, Old Norse harmr

Origin of harm2

H(igh-speed) A(nti) R(adiation) M(issile)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of harm1

Old English hearm; related to Old Norse harmr grief, Old High German harm injury, Old Slavonic ǔ disgrace
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Idioms and Phrases

see do one wrong (harm); out of harm's way.
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Synonym Study

See damage.
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Example Sentences

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The Helen Bamber Foundation, a human rights groups, has previously said that accommodating people at the base causes harm to their physical and mental health.

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"It made it difficult to perform any kind of forensic examination. The body was too long under the sun, the rain and snow, and it was harmed by artillery strikes."

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“In reality, we are standing up against the ways he breaks the rules and harms people. His anti-LGBTQ+ policies, his anti-DEI policies, his extreme way he’s treating immigrants and then using the military here.”

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But, he added, from what we can see in the videos, it doesn’t look like Padilla showed “intent” to cause harm and he was really far away.

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“I was jumped by multiple individuals who tried to steal my jewelry and cause physical harm to me,” Brown wrote.

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