harm — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Physical injury; hurt; damage.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   No harm came to my possessions.

   You can do a lot of harm to someone if you kick them in the teeth.

2. Emotional or figurative hurt.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   Although not physically injured in the car accident, she received some psychological harm.

   More examples (1)

   And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them. Soft heartedness caused more harm than good.

3. Detriment; misfortune.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   I wish him no harm.

4. That which causes injury, damage, or loss.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   We, ignorant of ourselves, / Beg often our own harms.

Verb

1. To damage, hurt, or injure something, usually an inanimate object.

   Examples

   Will justice and conscience of society not be harmed if people avoid the truth?

Noun

1. any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

   Synonyms

   injuryhurttrauma

   Broader terms

   ill healthunhealthinesshealth problem

2. the occurrence of a change for the worse

   Synonyms

   damageimpairment

   Broader terms

   changealterationmodification

3. the act of damaging something or someone

   Synonyms

   damagehurtscathe

   Broader terms

   change of integrity

Verb

1. cause or do harm to

   Broader terms

   injurewound

   Examples

   These pills won't harm your system