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harm
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- pronunciation:
- harm
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
injury or hurt.
Although he fell a long way, no harm came to the child.- synonyms:
- injury
- antonyms:
- benefit
- similar words:
- damage, hurt, ill, trauma
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| definition 2: |
wrong or evil.
He did great harm by lying to us.- synonyms:
- evil
- antonyms:
- good
- similar words:
- ill, vice
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| related words: |
abuse, affliction, destruction, evil, injury, loss, turn, wound |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
harms, harming, harmed |
| definition: |
to hurt or damage.
Too much sun can harm the skin.- synonyms:
- damage, hurt, injure
- antonyms:
- benefit, protect
- similar words:
- impair, punish, wound
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| related words: |
abuse, afflict, affront, cripple, damage, flaw, hurt, injure, kill, mistreat, misuse, sabotage, spite |
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| derivation: |
harmed (adj.) |
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