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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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Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English hearm; cognate with German Harm, Old Norse harmr
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
Antonyms
1. benefit. 3. help.
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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