harm
Physical injury; hurt; damage.
Noun 4 meanings
Physical injury; hurt; damage.
“No harm came to my possessions.”
Emotional or figurative hurt.
“Although not physically injured in the car accident, she received some psychological harm.”
Detriment; misfortune.
“I wish him no harm.”
That which causes injury, damage, or loss.
Verb 1 meaning
To damage, hurt, or injure something, usually an inanimate object.
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”), Danish harme (“indignation, resentment”), Icelandic harmur (“sorrow, grief”), Swedish harm (“anger, indignation, harm”).
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HARM at a glance
HARM has 4 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (H 4 + A 1 + R 1 + M 3) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,105 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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