harm

noun
UK: /hɑːm/
US: /hɑːrm/

  1. Physical or other injury or damage.

    1. Smoking can do harm to your health. [ ] [ ]
    2. The scandal did considerable harm to the company's reputation. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

hurt wound injury damage
harm verb

  1. To cause physical or other injury or damage to someone or something.

    1. I don't want to harm you. [ ] [ ]
    2. Pollution can harm the environment if we aren't careful with waste. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "harm" is /hɑːm/ in British English and /hɑːrm/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "harm": hurt, wound, injury, damage.

Example usage of "harm": "Smoking can do harm to your health.". More examples on the page.