harm

[hahrm]
noun
1.
physical injury or mental damage; hurt: to do him bodily harm.
2.
moral injury; evil; wrong.
verb (used with object)
3.
to do or cause harm to; injure; damage; hurt: to harm one's reputation.
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.
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HARM

[hahrm]
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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—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.

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Example sentences
Harm can be physical or mental, therefore it is still considered harm because of the physical injury involved.
Insects and diseases seldom cause well-grown plants much harm.
Keep washing your hands, for sure, but a whole-body sterilization would do more harm than good.
The radiation may harm biodiversity by causing mutations or by triggering climate change, the researchers said.
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