Harm (Noun)

Meaning 1

Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc..

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Examples

  • The driver sustained serious harm in the car accident and was rushed to the hospital.
  • She took legal action against her ex-boyfriend for the physical harm he inflicted on her.
  • The medical report revealed that the athlete suffered severe harm to her knee ligaments during the game.
  • The rescue team carefully extricated the victim from the wreckage to minimize further harm.
  • The authorities are investigating the cause of the harm inflicted on the patient while under the hospital's care.

Synonyms

  • Hurt
  • Injury
  • Trauma

Hypernyms

  • Ill Health
  • Unhealthiness

Hyponyms

  • Wrench
  • Twist
  • Brain Damage
  • Whiplash Injury
  • Penetrating Injury
  • Contusion
  • Dislocation
  • Rupture
  • Bleeding
  • Break
  • Electric Shock
  • Whiplash
  • Birth Trauma
  • Blunt Trauma
  • Blast Trauma
  • Bruise
  • Lesion
  • Sting
  • Bump
  • Wheal
  • Pinch
  • Bite
  • Burn
  • Penetrating Trauma
  • Frostbite
  • Welt
  • Cryopathy
  • Wound
  • Hemorrhage
  • Intravasation
  • Fracture
  • Wale
  • Strain

Meaning 2

The occurrence of a change for the worse.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural events.

Examples

  • The decision to cut down the forest has caused harm to the environment and local wildlife.
  • Her reckless behavior brought harm to the team's chances of winning the competition.
  • The side effects of the new medication were causing harm to some patients.
  • The policy change has done harm to the company's reputation and finances.
  • The pollution from the factory is causing harm to the health of nearby residents.

Synonyms

  • Impairment
  • Damage

Hypernyms

  • Modification
  • Change

Hyponyms

  • Distortion
  • Detriment
  • Ravel
  • Run

Related Words

  • Harm (verb)

Meaning 3

The act of damaging something or someone.

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Examples

  • The pollution caused harm to the marine ecosystem.
  • Her reckless driving was the cause of harm to several people.
  • The government agency worked to mitigate the harm caused by the hurricane.
  • The chemical plant was forced to pay damages for the harm caused to the surrounding community.
  • The politician's inflammatory rhetoric caused harm to the city's fragile social harmony.

Synonyms

  • Hurt
  • Scathe
  • Damage

Hypernyms

  • Change Of Integrity

Hyponyms

  • Defloration
  • Disfiguration
  • Mutilation
  • Wound
  • Impairment
  • Defacement
  • Burn

Related Words

  • Harm (verb)
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