harm
[ hahrm ]
/ hɑrm /
noun
physical injury or mental damage; hurt: to do him bodily harm.
moral injury; evil; wrong.
verb (used with object)
to do or cause harm to; injure; damage; hurt: to harm one's reputation.
Origin of harm
before 900; Middle English; Old English
hearm; cognate with German
Harm, Old Norse
harmr
synonym study for harm
1, 2. See
damage.
OTHER WORDS FROM harm
harm·er, noun self-harm·ing, adjective un·harmed, adjective un·harm·ing, adjectiveWords nearby harm
harley street,
harlingen,
harlot,
harlotry,
harlow,
harm,
harm's way,
harmattan,
harmful,
harmless,
harmolodics
Definition for harm (2 of 2)
HARM
[ hahrm ]
/ hɑrm /
noun Military.
a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
Origin of HARM
H(igh-speed)
A(nti)
R(adiation)
M(issile)
Example sentences from the Web for harm
British Dictionary definitions for harm
harm
/ (hɑːm) /
noun
physical or mental injury or damage
moral evil or wrongdoing
verb
(tr)
to injure physically, morally, or mentally
Derived forms of harm
harmer, nounWord Origin for harm
Old English
hearm; related to Old Norse
harmr grief, Old High German
harm injury, Old Slavonic
sramǔ disgrace
Idioms and Phrases with harm
harm
see do one wrong (harm); out of harm's way.