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harm
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- pronunciation:
- harm
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
injury or damage, either psychological or physical.
Smoking does harm to your lungs.The terrifying incident did psychological harm to the child.Bleach can cause harm to your fabrics.- synonyms:
- injury
- antonyms:
- benefit
- similar words:
- bane, damage, detriment, hurt, ill, trauma
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| definition 2: |
wrongdoing or mischief.
They put him in jail where he can't do any more harm.- synonyms:
- evil, wrong, wrongdoing
- antonyms:
- good
- similar words:
- ill, iniquity, vice
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| related words: |
abuse, affliction, destruction, disfavor, enormity, evil, injury, loss, prejudice, turn, violence, wound |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
harms, harming, harmed |
| definition: |
to injure or damage.
Too much aspirin can harm your stomach.They took the child, but they did not harm him.- synonyms:
- damage, hurt, injure
- antonyms:
- benefit, protect
- similar words:
- affect, impair, prejudice, punish, wound
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| related words: |
abuse, afflict, affront, canker, cripple, damage, flaw, hurt, injure, kill, maim, mine, mistreat, misuse, outrage, queer, sabotage, spite |
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| derivation: |
harmed (adj.) |
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