- Physical or psychological injury or damage.
- Wrong; evil.
To do harm to.
[Middle English, from Old English hearm.]
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harm (härm) ![]() |
[Middle English, from Old English hearm.]
| Thesaurus: harm |
noun
verb
| Antonyms: harm |
Definition: injury, evil
Antonyms: advantage, benefit, blessing, good, pleasure
v
Definition: injure; cause evil
Antonyms: aid, assist, benefit, care, fix, help, improve, mend
| Philosophy Dictionary: harm |
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.
| Word Tutor: harm |
To fail to do good is as bad as doing harm.
— Plutarch (c.46-c.120)
| Translations: Harm |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - fortræd, skade
v. tr. - skade, gøre fortræd
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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)
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Deutsch (German)
v. - schaden, verletzen
n. - Schaden
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Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βλάπτω, ζημιώνω, κάνω/προξενώ κακό
n. - βλάβη, ζημιά
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Italiano (Italian)
danneggiare, pregiudicare, danno
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Português (Portuguese)
v. - fazer mal a, prejudicar
n. - mal (m), dano (m)
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Русский (Russian)
вред, горе, вредить
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Español (Spanish)
n. - daño, perjuicio
v. tr. - dañar, estropear, perjudicar
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Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skada
n. - skada
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
伤害, 害处, 损害
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 傷害, 害處
v. tr. - 傷害, 損害
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한국어 (Korean)
n. - 손해, 폐해
v. tr. - 해치다, ~을 상하게 하다
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日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 害, 損傷, 損害
v. - 害する, そこなう
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العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يؤذي, يضر, يسئ إلى (الاسم) أذى, ضرر, إساءة
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - נזק, הפסד
v. tr. - הזיק, פגע
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