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harm
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- pronunciation:
- harm
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
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noun |
| definition: |
Harm is something that causes injury, pain, or damage. When you do harm to someone, it means you do something that hurts them.
Todd's dog is big and looks scary, but it never caused harm to anyone.Mia's dad said that looking at the sun can cause harm to her eyes.- synonyms:
- injury
- antonyms:
- benefit
- similar words:
- damage, hurt, ill
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| related words: |
abuse, destruction, evil, injury, wound |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
harms, harming, harmed |
| definition: |
When you harm something, you hurt or injure it.
Our hamster needs to stay in its cage because our cat might harm it.Too much sun can harm the skin.- synonyms:
- damage, hurt, injure
- antonyms:
- benefit, protect
- similar words:
- wound
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| related words: |
abuse, afflict, damage, hurt, injure, kill |
| derivation: |
harmed (adj.) |
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