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    harm
    [härm]
    noun
    harm (noun)
    1. physical injury, especially that which is deliberately inflicted:
      "it's fine as long as no one is inflicting harm on anyone else"
      • material damage:
        "it's unlikely to do much harm to the engine"
      • actual or potential ill effect or danger:
        "I can't see any harm in it"
    verb
    harm (verb) · harms (third person present) · harmed (past tense) · harmed (past participle) · harming (present participle)
    1. physically injure:
      "the villains didn't harm him"
      • damage the health of:
        "smoking when pregnant can harm your baby"
      • have an adverse effect on:
        "this could harm his Olympic prospects"
    Origin
    Old English hearm (noun), hearmian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German Harm and Old Norse harmr ‘grief, sorrow’.
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    noun
    1. physical injury, especially that which is deliberately inflicted:
      injury
      hurt
      pain
      suffering
      distress
      anguish
      trauma
      torment
      grief
      damage
      impairment
      destruction
      loss
      ruin
      defacement
      defilement
      mischief
      Opposite:
      benefit
    verb
    1. physically injure:
      injure
      hurt
      wound
      maltreat
      mistreat
      misuse
      ill-treat
      ill-use
      abuse
      molest
      do violence to
      damage
      spoil
      mar
      destroy
      impair
      deface
      defile
      blemish
      tarnish
      taint
      inflict pain on
      inflict suffering on
      handle/treat roughly
      lay a finger on
      do mischief to
      Opposite:
      benefit
      improve
     
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    What is the difference between harm and damage?
    harm often stresses the inflicting of pain, suffering, or loss. hurt implies inflicting a wound to the body or to the feelings. damage suggests injury that lowers value or impairs usefulness. impair suggests a making less complete or efficient by deterioration or diminution.

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    What does harm mean?
    The meaning of HARM is physical or mental damage : injury. How to use harm in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Harm.

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    What is an example of a harm?
    Harm is defined as an injury or something wrong. An example of a harm is knowingly stealing someone’s car. The definition of harm is to hurt or damage something. An example of to harm is to tell secrets to tarnish someone’s reputation.

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    What does hearm harm mean?
    Origin harm1 Old English hearm harm meaning, definition, what is harm: damage, injury, or trouble caused by som...: Learn more.

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    How do you use harm in a sentence?
    Use harm in a sentence. noun. Harm is defined as an injury or something wrong. An example of a harm is knowingly stealing someone’s car.

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    What does 'no harm done' mean?
    used to tell someone not to worry because they have caused no serious damage or injury Forget it, Dave, no harm done. in a safe place where someone or something cannot be hurt or injured or do any damage to someone or something She put the knife in a drawer, out of harm's way.

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