harm

CEFRB2

/hɑːm/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Physical or emotional damage or injury.

  2. 02

    verb

    To damage or hurt someone or something.

Examples

  • He would never frighten anyone or cause them any harm.

  • Smoking will do more harm than good.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Detriment; misfortune.

  2. Emotional or figurative hurt.

  3. Physical injury; hurt; damage.

More examples

In context

  • No harm will come to you.

  • Although not physically injured in the car accident, she received some psychological harm.

  • You can do a lot of harm to someone if you kick them in the teeth.

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Origin

noun

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”).