Hypertext Webster Gateway: "harm"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Harm \Harm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Harming}.] [OE. harmen, AS. hearmian. See {Harm}, n.]
To hurt; to injure; to damage; to wrong.

Though yet he never harmed me. --Shak.

No ground of enmity between us known Why he should mean
me ill or seek to harm. --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Harm \Harm\, n. [OE. harm, hearm, AS. hearm; akin to OS. harm,
G. harm grief, Icel. harmr, Dan. harme, Sw. harm; cf. OSlav.
& Russ. sram' shame, Skr. crama toil, fatigue.]
1. Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune.

2. That which causes injury, damage, or loss.

We, ignorant of ourselves, Beg often our own harms.
--Shak.

Syn: Mischief; evil; loss; injury. See {Mischief}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

harm
n 1: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or
accident or fracture etc. [syn: {injury}, {hurt}, {trauma}]
2: the occurrence of a change for the worse [syn: {damage}, {impairment}]
3: the act of damaging something or someone [syn: {damage}, {hurt},
{scathe}]
v : cause or do harm to


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