Harm meaning

What does “harm” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“harm” is a noun and verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc..

harm

noun

  1. any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

  2. the occurrence of a change for the worse

  3. the act of damaging something or someone

verb

  1. cause or do harm to

    “These pills won't harm your system”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University