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harmed

[hahrm] Origin

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.

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Harmed is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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

harm·er, noun
self-harm·ing, adjective
un·harmed, adjective
un·harm·ing, adjective


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


1. benefit. 3. help.

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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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