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harm

  [hahrm]
Use harm in a Sentence
–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:
bef. 900; ME; OE hearm; c. G Harm, ON harmr

Related forms:
harmer, noun

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

Antonyms:
1. benefit. 3. help.

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   (härm)   
n.  

  1. Physical or psychological injury or damage.

  2. Wrong; evil.

tr.v.   harmed, harm·ing, harms
To do harm to.

[Middle English, from Old English hearm.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: harm
Function: noun
: loss of or damage to a person's right, property, or physical or mental well-being : INJURY —harm transitive verb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

harm

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

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
HARM
high-speed antiradiation missile
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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