harm

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: injuryhurttraumadamageimpairmentscathe

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.Synonyms: injuryhurttrauma
  2. the occurrence of a change for the worseSynonyms: damageimpairment
  3. the act of damaging something or someoneSynonyms: damagehurtscathe

Verb (1)

  1. cause or do harm to“These pills won't harm your system”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Harm \Harm\ (h[aum]rm), n. [OE. harm, hearm, AS. hearm; akin to OS. harm, G. harm grief, Icel. harmr, Dan. harme, Sw. harm; cf. OSlav. & Russ. sram' shame, Skr. [,c]rama toil, fatigue.]

1.Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune. [1913 Webster]

2.That which causes injury, damage, or loss. [1913 Webster]

We, ignorant of ourselves, Beg often our own harms.— Shak.

Syn: Mischief; evil; loss; injury. See Mischief. [1913 Webster]

Harm \Harm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harmed (h[aum]rmd); p. pr. & vb. n. Harming.] [OE. harmen, AS. hearmian. See Harm, n.] To hurt; to injure; to damage; to wrong. [1913 Webster]

Though yet he never harmed me. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

No ground of enmity between us known Why he should mean me ill or seek to harm. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

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