harm

[hahrm]

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noun

physical injury or mental damage; hurt: to do him bodily harm.
moral injury; evil; wrong.

verb (used with object)

to do or cause harm to; injure; damage; hurt: to harm one's reputation.

Origin of harm

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

Related formsharm·er, nounself-harm·ing, adjectiveun·harmed, adjectiveun·harm·ing, adjective

Synonyms

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3. maltreat, abuse.

Synonym study

1, 2. See damage.

Antonyms

1. benefit. 3. help.

HARM

[hahrm]

noun Military.

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

Origin of HARM

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

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Examples from the Web for harms

Contemporary Examples

Hamas is a vile organization that manipulates and harms the Palestinian people instead of helping them.
Why I’m Against Hamas, Against What Israel Is Doing, and For Judaism
Sally Kohn
July 25, 2014
But even if you blame the parties equally, or blame the Democrats more, you should lament this: It harms the United States.
American Statesmanship Is Depressingly MIA on Border Kids, MH17 & Gaza
Michael Tomasky
July 21, 2014
Asked if such sex could harm women the same way it harms gay men, Morton thought for a moment.
Crucifixes, Gorillas, and Adult Diapers: My March Against Gay Marriage
Olivia Nuzzi
June 20, 2014
Stallworth got his revenge, sneakily getting a photo taken of him with his harms around Duke.
Speed Read: A Black Cop Infiltrates The KKK
William O’Connor
May 27, 2014
Benzene makes people sick, shortens lives, and harms future generations.
Pollution Is a Violent Crime—Prosecute It as Such
Jedediah Purdy
May 8, 2014

Historical Examples

We'll demonstrate what we can do if he harms Inverness and Brady.
The Death-Traps of FX-31
Sewell Peaslee Wright
But the law does not even seek to indemnify a man from all harms.
The Common Law
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
It is so adjusted as to soak up all evidence that helps it, and shed all that harms it.
Medical Essays
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
I've had new cushings put in, and my harms in goold on the back.
Burlesques
William Makepeace Thackeray
The harms on the cheers is the harms of the Carabas family.'
The Book of Snobs
William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for harms

harm

noun

physical or mental injury or damage
moral evil or wrongdoing

verb

(tr) to injure physically, morally, or mentally

Derived Formsharmer, noun

Word Origin

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

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Word Origin and History for harms

harm

v.

Old English hearmian "to hurt" (see harm (n.)). It has ousted Old English skeþþan "scathe" in all but a few senses. Related: Harmed; harming.

harm

n.

Old English hearm "hurt, evil, grief, pain, insult," from Proto-Germanic *harmaz (cf. Old Saxon harm, Old Norse harmr, Old Frisian herm "insult; pain," Old High German harm, German Harm "grief, sorrow, harm"), from PIE *kormo- "pain."

Idioms and Phrases with harms

harm

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

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Synonyms

Synonym study

Antonyms

HARM

Origin of HARM

Examples from the Web for harms

Contemporary Examples

Hamas is a vile organization that manipulates and harms the Palestinian people instead of helping them.

But even if you blame the parties equally, or blame the Democrats more, you should lament this: It harms the United States.

Asked if such sex could harm women the same way it harms gay men, Morton thought for a moment.

Stallworth got his revenge, sneakily getting a photo taken of him with his harms around Duke.

Benzene makes people sick, shortens lives, and harms future generations.

Historical Examples

We'll demonstrate what we can do if he harms Inverness and Brady.

But the law does not even seek to indemnify a man from all harms.

It is so adjusted as to soak up all evidence that helps it, and shed all that harms it.

I've had new cushings put in, and my harms in goold on the back.

The harms on the cheers is the harms of the Carabas family.'

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for harms

harm

v.

harm

n.

Idioms and Phrases with harms

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Origin of harm