harm
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[edit] Etymology
Old English hearm
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- Rhymes: -ɑː(r)m
[edit] Noun
harm (plural harms)
- Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune.
- That which causes injury, damage, or loss.
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- Adjectives often applied to "harm": bodily, physical, environmental, emotional, financial, serious, irreparable, potential, long-term, short-term, permanent, lasting, material, substantial.
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[edit] Verb
harm (third-person singular simple present harms, present participle harming, simple past and past participle harmed)
- To cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something.
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cause damage
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