HARM | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Harm

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Old English hearm (noun), hearmian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German Harm and Old Norse harmr ‘grief, sorrow’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: hɑːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:

physical injury, especially that which is deliberately inflicted

Short Definition:

physical injury

Examples:
  • I didn't mean to cause him any harm

Word: Harm

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: hɑːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:

physically injure

Short Definition:

physically injure

Examples:
  • the villains didn't harm him

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