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harm
1[ hahrm ]
noun
- physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
to do him bodily harm.
Antonyms:
- moral injury; evil; wrong.
verb (used with object)
- to do or cause harm to; injure; damage; hurt:
to harm one's reputation.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
HARM
2[ hahrm ]
noun
- a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
harm
/ ɑː /
noun
- physical or mental injury or damage
- moral evil or wrongdoing
verb
- tr to injure physically, morally, or mentally
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- İ noun
- -iԲ adjective
- ܲ· adjective
- ܲ·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of harm1
Origin of harm2
Word History and Origins
Origin of harm1
Idioms and Phrases
see do one wrong (harm) ; out of harm's way .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
His updated lawsuit attempted to steer the case away from 1st Amendment issues and instead claim “60 Minutes” was a fraudulent product that harmed viewers in Texas.
It was not just increased racism that caused harm, but the tone and intensity of the debate leading up to the vote, many say.
“Losing this vital source of information will ultimately harm our nation’s ability to address the impacts of climate change.”
Meanwhile, the rulers of the semi-autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan have a close relationship with Ankara based on mutual interests and have often downplayed the civilian harm due to Turkey's military action.
In practice, people holding onto public office until the day they die denies opportunities to capable young adults and harms the party they serve.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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