noun / verb
harm
HARM/hɑːrm/
Damage or injury, or to cause it.
The scrape and bruise show the harm to her knee.
Etymology
Hearm already covered hurt and pain as well as grief and insult. That breadth connects directly with modern harm, which can be emotional as well as physical.
In context
threatens to commit harm to that other person or threatens to damage their property
More examples
- The spill harmed the plants.
- They have done no harm to the old building.
- The delay is harming the business.
Forms
harm · harms · harmed · harming
harmful adjective — Causing damage or injury.