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harm

[hahrm]

Example Sentences Origin

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

Exposure to an anesthetic during labor and delivery did not harm the newborn's brain, a study finds.

Giving professors gadgets without training can do more harm than good in the.

Knowing that he cannot quantify the amount of harm copyright causes, my opponent takes an interesting tack:.

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Exposure to an anesthetic during labor and delivery did not harm the newborn's brain, a study finds.

Giving professors gadgets without training can do more harm than good in the.

Knowing that he cannot quantify the amount of harm copyright causes, my opponent takes an interesting tack:.

Invasive species can cause great economic and environmental harm to the.

The chemical building blocks that make plastics so versatile are the same components that might harm people and the environment.

The only debate for marine scientists is whether the harm is being done on a local or global scale.

Insects and diseases seldom cause well-grown plants much harm.

It can be hard keeping track of all the consumer good that want to poison, choke, burn or otherwise harm you and your family.

However, it can't do any harm and politeness is always appreciated.

He should rejoin the modern world, before he does real harm.

Aerial photography and satellites show in vivid detail the results of laying waste to vast areas of forest and the harm done.

We tend to regard pain as an unfortunate by-product of physical harm.

If you think about it, all of the harm done by invasive species is by definition our collective.

At a minimum, a presentation format should do no harm.

For nearly as long, scholars and policy makers have debated whether such exams do more harm than good.

And some aspects of drug-taking do indeed harm others.

But some virologists caution that alarmist warnings could harm preparedness plans.

Evidence is mounting that repeated concussions can do long-term harm to the brain.

Their future clearly hinged on people's willingness to leave them alone if they weren't doing any harm.

The proposals would require telcos to promptly hand over the information if authorities tell them that harm or death are imminent.

Ultimately, trustees felt that ending the season would harm players who had nothing to do with the problem.

So a first priority is to look for measures that reduce the harm drugs do, both to users and to society at large.

The group has created an incentive program to benefit farmers who don't harm cheetahs.

On the positive side, these magnets are so weak that they cause no harm.

There's also the threat of pathogens that could thrive in crowded pens and escape to harm natural fish populations.

It is a force too powerful for any government to stop, unless they want to harm their own people.

The changes could harm students at for-profit colleges the most.

Many forms of protection are illusory, and may harm your family and neighbours.

Stallions may go for the throat in battle but rarely do serious harm.

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

The mix-up is discovered, no harm is done and each party goes on its merry way.

Keep washing your hands, for sure, but a whole-body sterilization would do more harm than good.

Weiler in reparation for the harm caused by the improper nature of her action.

The use of phones while driving is far more likely to cause harm.

But throwing sulfur particles into the sky may do more harm than good, a new study says.

Pharmacies are not held liable should the drug's next owner come to unexpected harm from the medication.

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

We figured this early in the school year there'd be little harm done, and the outdoors experience is worth missing a bit of math.

But to get them changed to permanant injunctions, more cause for probable harm must be shown.

Putting these estimates together, the potential economic harm is evident.

The report suggests endocrine disruptors are now widespread in many animals and can seriously harm populations.

The potential for these types of harm warrant notifying at-risk relatives.

That's the only reply industry ever makes to the the knowledge of the harm caused by their pollutants or their designs.

They say the laser frequency will not harm human cells.

Fair or not, this will harm your ability to get a job with any university that values research.

Awards are out of all proportion to the harm inflicted, and are hurting the economy.

Although they often snap at vultures in the process, they rarely harm the rival scavengers.

The alternative therapy of colon cleansing typically does little good, and may cause significant harm.

It comes suddenly, without warning, and causes great harm.

Spiders will often spin a new web each day so collecting their webs dosen't harm the spider.

Your ambition is certainly admirable, and there's no harm in applying, of course.

But the episode did lasting harm to the credibility of its macroeconomic stewardship.

Some tattoos denote an affiliation with spirits, deities, or ancestors-or ward off harm or disease.

Irresponsible therapists may create false memories, causing serious harm.

There is moreover the constant risk of arrest and death, not to mention physical and mental harm.

So-called soft squatters chaffe at the cybersquatter label, noting that they intend no harm.

I'd say that if you're worried about it, and there's no harm in taking them out, then take them out for the interview.

The floods have wreaked untold harm on a place that has already suffered grievously.

The radiation may harm biodiversity by causing mutations or by triggering climate change, the researchers said.

With the damage miraculously minimal, doctors at the time feared that getting the lead out would do more harm than good.

Pilots are the unsung heros protecting the locals from harm.

If the drug does more good than harm for a statistically significant number of patients, the drug is approved.

The report suggests such additional requirements may do more harm than good.

Dearer food has the capacity to do enormous good and enormous harm.

He put my mind at rest when he told me that it takes repeated exposure to asbestos before it can harm you.

He wants to know whether the medication might harm the environment.

He believes the automobile plays an unnecessarily large role in urban transportation and says it does more harm than good.

Newman's, some professors think post-tenure review does more harm than good.

Balancing a budget by raising taxes, for instance, may harm growth more than living with a higher debt ratio.

Canada thistle is invasive, which is a non-native species that can do harm to the environment.

Colloidal silver does not harm the helpful micro flora of the gut and no microbe can develop a resistance to.

No real harm was done, but it amped up the stress during finals week.

Despite widespread abuse, some selective-distribution deals do benefit consumers, and others cause no harm.

Eco-friendly laundry products are free of phosphates that can harm the environment.

Most mutations are actually neutral, they do not harm nor benefit a creature.

Mentor and you that he may have lied, it may do no harm.

They say it will do more harm than good for the environment, and are trying to block funds for it in parliament.

Witnessing the harm people do to the oceans led him.

Drugs shouldnt be prescribed based on race, this is not a way to help people,all its doing is harm.

Invasion of exotic species can harm native animals and plants.

Gram negative bacteria would be pink in color, and are capable of harm as well to a human being.

He emphasized the measures would not harm the animals.

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

The more harm you cause it, the louder it becomes, screaming for help.

COLLAPSE

Dictionary.com Unabridged

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)

Link To harm

Collins

World English Dictionary

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.

American Heritage

Abbreviations & Acronyms

HARM
high-speed antiradiation missile

American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

harm

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

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do one wrong (harm)

out of harm's way

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"Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm."

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