Harm — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

the occurrence of a change for the worse

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːɹm/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɑːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɑːm/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈɑːɹm/.

Examples

These pills won't harm your system

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

injury damage scathe trauma hurt impairment

Parts of Speech

noun	any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
noun	the occurrence of a change for the worse
noun	the act of damaging something or someone
verb	cause or do harm to “These pills won't harm your system”

Word Forms

injurious	adjective	harmful to living things
injure	verb	cause injuries or bodily harm to
hurt	verb	feel physical pain
traumatic	adjective	of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body
traumatize	verb	inflict a trauma upon
traumatise	verb	inflict a trauma upon
damage	verb	inflict damage upon
harm	verb	cause or do harm to
impair	verb	make worse or less effective
harm	noun	the act of damaging something or someone

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schaden

Jegliche körperliche Schädigung des Körpers, die durch Gewalt, Unfall, Bruch usw. verursacht wurde.

🇫🇷French

nuire

tout dommage physique au corps causé par la violence ou un accident ou une fracture, etc.

🇪🇸Spanish

dañar

cualquier daño físico al cuerpo causado por violencia, accidente o fractura, etc.

🇮🇹Italian

danno

qualsiasi danno fisico al corpo causato da violenza o incidente o frattura ecc.

🇳🇱Dutch

leed

elke fysieke schade aan het lichaam veroorzaakt door geweld, een ongeval, een breuk enz.

🇵🇹Portuguese

ferir

qualquer dano físico ao corpo causado por violência, acidente ou fratura, etc.

🇷🇺Russian

вред

любое физическое повреждение тела, вызванное насилием, несчастным случаем, переломом и т. д.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चोट

हिंसा या दुर्घटना या फ्रैक्चर आदि के कारण शरीर को कोई शारीरिक क्षति।

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষতি

সহিংসতা বা দুর্ঘটনা বা ফ্র্যাকচার ইত্যাদির কারণে শরীরের কোনো শারীরিক ক্ষতি।

🇮🇳Tamil

தீங்கு

வன்முறை அல்லது விபத்து அல்லது எலும்பு முறிவு போன்றவற்றால் உடலில் ஏற்படும் ஏதேனும் உடல் சேதம்.

🇮🇳Telugu

హాని

హింస లేదా ప్రమాదం లేదా పగులు మొదలైన వాటి వల్ల శరీరానికి ఏదైనా భౌతిక నష్టం.

🇮🇳Marathi

हानी

हिंसा किंवा अपघात किंवा फ्रॅक्चर इत्यादीमुळे शरीराला होणारे कोणतेही शारीरिक नुकसान.

🇮🇳Gujarati

નુકસાન

હિંસા અથવા અકસ્માત અથવા અસ્થિભંગ વગેરેને કારણે શરીરને કોઈપણ શારીરિક નુકસાન.

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾನಿ

ಹಿಂಸೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಪಘಾತ ಅಥವಾ ಮುರಿತ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿಗಳಿಂದ ದೇಹಕ್ಕೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ದೈಹಿಕ ಹಾನಿ.

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദോഷം

അക്രമം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അപകടം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒടിവ് മുതലായവ മൂലം ശരീരത്തിനുണ്ടാകുന്ന ഏതെങ്കിലും ശാരീരിക ക്ഷതം.

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੁਕਸਾਨ

ਹਿੰਸਾ ਜਾਂ ਦੁਰਘਟਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਫ੍ਰੈਕਚਰ ਆਦਿ ਕਾਰਨ ਸਰੀਰ ਨੂੰ ਕੋਈ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ।

🇵🇰Urdu

نقصان

تشدد یا حادثے یا فریکچر وغیرہ کی وجہ سے جسم کو کوئی جسمانی نقصان۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

伤害

因暴力、事故、骨折等对身体造成的任何物理损伤。

🇯🇵Japanese

危害

暴力、事故、骨折などによる身体の損傷。

🇰🇷Korean

피해

폭력, 사고, 골절 등으로 인한 신체의 신체적 손상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm hại

bất kỳ thiệt hại vật chất nào đối với cơ thể do bạo lực, tai nạn hoặc gãy xương, v.v.

🇹🇭Thai

อันตราย

ความเสียหายทางกายภาพใด ๆ ต่อร่างกายที่เกิดจากความรุนแรงหรืออุบัติเหตุหรือการแตกหัก ฯลฯ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyakiti

setiap kerusakan fisik pada tubuh yang disebabkan oleh kekerasan atau kecelakaan atau patah tulang dll.

🇵🇭Filipino

pinsala

anumang pisikal na pinsala sa katawan na dulot ng karahasan o aksidente o bali atbp.

🇲🇾Malay

kemudaratan

sebarang kerosakan fizikal pada badan yang disebabkan oleh keganasan atau kemalangan atau patah tulang dsb.

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضرر

أي ضرر جسدي يلحق بالجسم نتيجة للعنف أو الحادث أو الكسر وما إلى ذلك.

🇮🇷Persian

آسیب

هرگونه آسیب فیزیکی به بدن ناشی از خشونت یا تصادف یا شکستگی و غیره.

🇹🇷Turkish

zarar

Şiddet veya kaza veya kırılma vb. nedeniyle vücutta meydana gelen herhangi bir fiziksel hasar.

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִפְגוֹעַ

כל נזק פיזי לגוף שנגרם כתוצאה מאלימות או תאונה או שבר וכו'.

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What is the primary definition of the word 'harm'?

The primary meaning of 'harm' is 'any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'harm' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'harm' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'harm' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'harm' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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