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harm

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[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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • harmer noun
  • self-harming adjective
  • unharmed adjective
  • unharming adjective
  • ˈ󲹰 noun
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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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Example Sentences

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But, he added, from what we can see in the videos, it doesn’t look like Padilla showed “intent” to cause harm and he was really far away.

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“I was jumped by multiple individuals who tried to steal my jewelry and cause physical harm to me,” Brown wrote.

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A spokesperson said: "All calls had to be assessed, with three outbound call attempts completed to ensure there is no threat, risk or harm, taking our contact handlers away from answering true emergency calls."

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Part of the hearing - including a detailed assessment of the harm caused - was outlined behind closed doors in the absence of the press and public due to national security reasons.

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He found that the boy, who had lived in the UK since birth, was at risk of suffering greater harm by returning to London.

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