harm

(härm)
n.

1. Physical or psychological injury or damage.
2. Wrong; evil.

tr.v., harmed, harm·ing, harms.
To do harm to.

[Middle English, from Old English hearm.]

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noun

The action or result of inflicting loss or pain: damage, detriment, hurt, injury, mischief. See help/harm/harmless.

verb

To spoil the soundness or perfection of: blemish, damage, detract from, disserve, flaw, hurt, impair, injure, mar, prejudice, tarnish, vitiate. See better/worse, help/harm/harmless.

n

Definition: injury, evil
Antonyms: advantage, benefit, blessing, good, pleasure

v

Definition: injure; cause evil
Antonyms: aid, assist, benefit, care, fix, help, improve, mend

A contested concept, whose central cases include bodily injury and injury to one's central and legitimate interests. Harm has some connotations of permanence, so one might hurt oneself temporarily without harming oneself (stubbing one's toe, for example). Given that one of the main accepted reasons for legal restraint is the prevention of harm to others, it remains important to determine the limits of the concept. Disputed cases include the causing of discomfort, insult, nuisance, and offence.

IN BRIEF: Causing hurt to something or someone.

To fail to do good is as bad as doing harm. — Plutarch (c.46-c.120)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fortræd, skade
v. tr. - skade, gøre fortræd

idioms:

• come to no harm    ikke komme noget til
• do no harm    ikke gøre nogen fortræd
• no harm done    ingen skade sket
• not harm a fly    ikke gøre en kat fortræd
• out of harm's way    i sikkerhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
schade, kwaad, nadeel, letsel, afbreuk, in gevaar brengen, letsel toebrengen, schade berokkenen, aantasten, benadelen, duperen, kwaad doen

Français (French)
n. - mal, dommage
v. tr. - faire du mal à, endommager, nuire à, déparer (qch)

idioms:

• come to no harm    ne rien arriver
• do no harm    ne pas faire du mal, ne rien risquer, ne pas penser à mal
• no harm done    il n'y a pas de mal
• not harm a fly    ne pas faire de mal à une mouche
• out of harm's way    en sûreté

Deutsch (German)
v. - schaden, verletzen
n. - Schaden

idioms:

• come to no harm    einer Sache/Person passiert nichts
• do no harm    nicht schaden
• no harm done    nichts ist passiert
• not harm a fly    einer Fliege etwas zuleide tun
• out of harm's way    der Gefahr fern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βλάπτω, ζημιώνω, κάνω/προξενώ κακό
n. - βλάβη, ζημιά

idioms:

• come to no harm    τη γλιτώνω, δεν παθαίνω τίποτα
• do no harm    δεν πειράζω, δεν βλάφτω
• no harm done    δεν έγινε ζημιά, δεν πειράζει
• not harm a fly    δεν πειράζω ούτε μυρμήγκι
• out of harm's way    σε ασφαλές μέρος

Italiano (Italian)
danneggiare, pregiudicare, danno

idioms:

• come to no harm    rimanere illeso
• do no harm    non danneggiare
• in/out of harm's way    al sicuro
• no harm done    niente di male

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fazer mal a, prejudicar
n. - mal (m), dano (m)

idioms:

• come to no harm    não resultar em dano algum
• do no harm    não fazer mal
• in/out of harm's way    em/fora de perigo
• no harm done    não aconteceu nada

Русский (Russian)
вред, горе, вредить

idioms:

• come to no harm    не пострадать
• do no harm    не причинять ущерба
• in/out of harm's way    в безопасности/в опасности
• no harm done    никто не пострадал

Español (Spanish)
n. - daño, perjuicio
v. tr. - dañar, estropear, perjudicar

idioms:

• come to no harm    estar a salvo
• do no harm    no hay ningún mal en, nada se pierde con
• no harm done    aquí no ha pasado nada
• not harm a fly    incapaz de matar una mosca
• out of harm's way    estar fuera de peligro

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skada
n. - skada

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
伤害, 害处, 损害

idioms:

• come to no harm    没有受到伤害
• do no harm    不损害
• no harm done    没有损害
• not harm a fly    有怜悯心
• out of harm's way    在安全地带

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 傷害, 害處
v. tr. - 傷害, 損害

idioms:

• come to no harm    沒有受到傷害
• do no harm    不損害
• no harm done    沒有損害
• not harm a fly    有憐憫心
• out of harm's way    在安全地帶

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 손해, 폐해
v. tr. - 해치다, ~을 상하게 하다

idioms:

• come to no harm    해가 없다
• do no harm    해가 되지 않다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 害, 損傷, 損害
v. - 害する, そこなう

idioms:

• come to no harm    ひどい目にあう
• do no harm    危害を与えない
• no harm done    害を与えない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يؤذي, يضر, يسئ إلى (الاسم) أذى, ضرر, إساءة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נזק, הפסד‬
v. tr. - ‮הזיק, פגע‬

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