harm

Definition

Physical injury; hurt; damage.

Etymology

From Middle English harm, herm, from Old English hearm, from Proto-West Germanic *harm, from Proto-Germanic *harmaz (“harm; shame; pain”). Cognate with Dutch harm (“harm”), German Harm (“harm”), Danish harme (“indignation, resentment”), Icelandic harmur (“sorrow, grief”), Swedish harm (“anger, indignation, harm”).

Example Sentences

• "No harm came to my possessions."
• "You can do a lot of harm to someone if you kick them in the teeth."
• "Although not physically injured in the car accident, she received some psychological harm."