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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.

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

Related forms

harm·er, noun

self-harm·ing, adjective

un·harmed, adjective

un·harm·ing, adjective

Synonyms
1, 2. See damage. 3. maltreat, abuse.

Antonyms
1. benefit. 3. help.

Example Sentences

Harm can be physical or mental, therefore it is still considered harm because of the physical injury involved.

For some albatross species, catching even a handful of birds could harm the population.

We don't currently track these substances because it was thought they would be too rare to cause harm.

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noun Military.

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

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

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harm (hɑːm)

—n
1.	physical or mental injury or damage
2.	moral evil or wrongdoing

—vb
3.	(tr) to injure physically, morally, or mentally

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

'harmer

—n

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Word Origin & History

harm

O.E. hearm "hurt, evil, grief, pain, insult," from P.Gmc. *kharmaz (cf. O.N. harmr, O.Fris. herm, Ger. harm "grief, sorrow, harm"). The verb is from O.E. hearmian "to hurt," and ousted O.E. skeþþan "scathe" in all but a few senses.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

HARM
high-speed antiradiation missile

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Idioms & Phrases

harm

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