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harm

/hɑɹm/noun, verb1 syllable

Harm means: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury.

Synonyms for harm15

noun, as in any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

noun, as in the act of damaging something or someone

damage, hurt, scathe

noun, as in the occurrence of a change for the worse

also used for harm

abuse, annoy, bewound, damnify, dere, do damage to, do for, do ill, do violence to

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What does harm mean?4

noun

1

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

2

the act of damaging something or someone

3

the occurrence of a change for the worse

verb

1

cause or do harm to“These pills won't harm your system”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with harm?6

one syllable

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Harm in a sentence

  • Go ahead, the brown dog won't do you any harm.human600
  • She may have told a lie, but she didn't mean any harm.Luornu
  • There's no harm in being kissed, is there?Hybrid
  • I don't think anyone can understand self-harm, unless they do it themselves.corbinjurgens
  • The wizard enchants the castle, protecting it from harm.bretsky
  • You must not read such a magazine, as it will do you harm.Mar1L
  • Pets can disturb or harm wildlife, or cause mothers and babies to get separated.Hybrid
  • From my point of view, cars do more harm than good.Auride

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Forms of harm

as a noun

plural
harms

as a verb

past tense
harmed
present participle
harming
third-person singular
harms
past participle
harmed