harm

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UK /hɑːm/ US /hɑɹm/

noun 4verb 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

considerable, great, serious, untold

The accident caused considerable harm to the local environment and wildlife.

irreparable, lasting, permanent

emotional, mental, physical, psychological

The accident caused both physical and mental harm that took months to recover from.

economic, environmental

VERB + HARM

cause, do, inflict

The scandal caused significant harm to the company's reputation and customer trust.

mean (sb), wish sb

He didn't mean any harm when he made that joke about her appearance.

come to, suffer

The child suffered no harm during the accident because she was wearing a safety belt.

keep sb from, prevent, protect sb from, shield sb from

The safety equipment protects workers from harm on construction sites.

HARM + VERB

come to sb/sth

If anything happened to that old tree, I'd hate for any harm to come to it.

PREP

~ from

Exposure to cigarette smoke can cause serious harm from secondhand pollution.

~ to

Smoking causes serious harm to your lungs and heart.

PHRASES

more harm than good

Forcing him to apologize without understanding why will do more harm than good.

out of harm's way

We moved the valuables to a safe place, out of harm's way.

(verb.)

ADV

seriously

Smoking can seriously harm your lungs and heart over time.

deliberately | physically

VERB + HARM

intend to, want to

Nobody wants to harm innocent animals, so we protect them with laws.

try to

Definitions

noun

Physical injury; hurt; damage.

No harm came to my possessions.

You can do a lot of harm to someone if you kick them in the teeth.

Emotional or figurative hurt.

Although not physically injured in the car accident, she received some psychological harm.

And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them. Soft heartedness caused more harm than good.

Detriment; misfortune.

I wish him no harm.

That which causes injury, damage, or loss.

We, ignorant of ourselves, / Beg often our own harms.

verb

To damage, hurt, or injure something, usually an inanimate object.

Will justice and conscience of society not be harmed if people avoid the truth?

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of damaging something or someone

noun — the occurrence of a change for the worse

noun — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accide

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

no harm, no foul

Although technically a breach of some code or law may have occurred, there was no actual damage meriting punishment, apology or retribution.

He parked in my space, but I was away at the time: no harm, no foul.

Example Bank

No harm came to my possessions.

Wiktionary

You can do a lot of harm to someone if you kick them in the teeth.

Wiktionary

Although not physically injured in the car accident, she received some psychological harm.

Wiktionary

Will justice and conscience of society not be harmed if people avoid the truth?

Wiktionary

No harm will come to you.

Tatoeba · #17959

Smoking will do more harm than good.

Tatoeba · #19932

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