harm
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1.0
- noun
- /hɑrm/
:
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- We mean you no harm.
- cause harm
- prevent harm
- lead to harm
This man threatened your son with bodily harm in a roundabout way.
- This man threatened your son with bodily harm in a roundabout way.
- But part of understanding the harm is understanding the weapon.
- So not guys going out of their way to cause harm and to cause pain.
- Drug taking and self harm should shame us all.
- And to be honest, if they're not causing community harm, then why should they?
- Just think about the how much harm another human could do, right?
- Did I not needlessly cause harm to innocent people?
- Sometimes it's really subtle, insidious harm that kind of creeps up on us.
- But I think the line is where it causes harm to people.
- Do you think that international pressure is doing harm or good?
- But there's no evidence it did humans any harm, right?
- Like how did this create harm to the people in your world?
- He used my law of perceived serious harm to take her apart.
Examples
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The storm caused significant harm to the coastal community.
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Some of the choices patients make may lead to actual harm either to themselves or to others?
Academic text (2011) -
You do a great deal of harm, right?
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Like how did this create harm to the people in your world?
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Just think about the how much harm another human could do, right?
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Forgive me for all the harm I have done to you.
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And I've seen the harm caused by that many times.
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My brother's capable of doing very great harm, and I can't let that happen.
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I didn't think it would do any harm to invite her to my party.
Fiction book (1991) -
Well, a couple of shots more whiskey can't do my soul any harm.
Synonyms
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1.0
Harm that makes something less useful, valuable, or healthy
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1.4
Harm to the body caused by an accident or attack
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1.0
A feeling of emotional or physical pain
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5.5
An action that harms someone even though it is meant to help them
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6.3
Harm that makes someone or something worse
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How Harmful
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Etymology
The word harm comes from an old English word hearm that meant 'injury' or 'sorrow'. So as a noun, harm is the 'hurt' or damage someone or something has.