harm

Meanings

Plural: harms

Noun

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
the occurrence of a change for the worse
the act of damaging something or someone
Physical injury; hurt; damage.
Emotional or figurative hurt.
Detriment; misfortune.
That which causes injury, damage, or loss.

Verb

cause or do harm to
- "These pills won't harm your system"
To damage, hurt, or injure something, usually an inanimate object.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English harm, herm, from Old English hearm, from Proto-West Germanic *harm, from Proto-Germanic *harmaz (“harm; shame; pain”). Cognate with Dutch harm (“harm”), German Harm (“harm”), Swedish harm (“anger, indignation, harm”), Icelandic harmur (“sorrow, grief”).

Synonyms

abuse, annoy, bewound, damage, damnify, dere, do damage to, do for, do ill, do violence to, forwork, grieve, harm, harrow, hurt, impairment, injure, injury, maul, misdo, put someone in hospital, scaith, scathe, trauma, vulnerate, wet, wound

Antonyms

heal, repair

Scrabble Score: 9

harm is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
harm is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
harm is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

harm is a valid Words With Friends word