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Harm

/hɑːm/

Harm is a noun and verb with 3 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. Emotional or figurative hurt
    “Although not physically injured in the car accident, she received some psychological harm.”
  2. Physical injury; hurt; damage
    “No harm came to my possessions.”
verb
  1. To cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Origin

From Old English hearm.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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