harm

[ hahrm ]
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noun
  1. physical injury or mental damage; hurt: to do him bodily harm.

  2. moral injury; evil; wrong.

verb (used with object)
  1. to do or cause harm to; injure; damage; hurt: to harm one's reputation.

Origin of harm

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English hearm; cognate with German Harm, Old Norse harmr

synonym study For harm

1, 2. See damage.

Other words for harm

Opposites for harm

Other words from harm

  • harmer, noun
  • self-harming, adjective
  • un·harmed, adjective
  • un·harm·ing, adjective

Words Nearby harm

Other definitions for HARM (2 of 2)

HARM
[ hahrm ]

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

Origin of HARM

2
H(igh-speed)A(nti)R(adiation)M(issile)

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British Dictionary definitions for harm

harm

/ (hɑːm) /


noun
  1. physical or mental injury or damage

  2. moral evil or wrongdoing

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

Origin of harm

1
Old English hearm; related to Old Norse harmr grief, Old High German harm injury, Old Slavonic sramǔ disgrace

Derived forms of harm

  • harmer, noun

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Other Idioms and Phrases with harm

harm

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

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