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harm

1

[ hahrm ]

noun

  1. physical injury or mental damage; hurt:

    to do him bodily harm.

    Antonyms:

  2. moral injury; evil; wrong.


verb (used with object)

  1. to do or cause harm to; injure; damage; hurt:

    to harm one's reputation.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms:

HARM

2

[ hahrm ]

noun

Military.
  1. a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.

harm

/ ɑː /

noun

  1. physical or mental injury or damage
  2. moral evil or wrongdoing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to injure physically, morally, or mentally
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󲹰, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 󲹰İ noun
  • -󲹰iԲ adjective
  • ܲ·󲹰 adjective
  • ܲ·󲹰iԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of harm1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English hearm; cognate with German Harm, Old Norse harmr

Origin of harm2

H(igh-speed) A(nti) R(adiation) M(issile)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of harm1

Old English hearm; related to Old Norse harmr grief, Old High German harm injury, Old Slavonic ǔ disgrace
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Idioms and Phrases

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

See damage.
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On the contrary, Trump's response to people he's harmed is to escalate the abuse if they speak out against him, which is why Carroll won a second defamation suit against him.

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Meta and other social media companies face multiple lawsuits in the US from families who claim their children were harmed by social media.

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“On behalf of the county, I apologize wholeheartedly to everyone who was harmed by these reprehensible acts,” said L.A.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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