Meaning

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

noun the occurrence of a change for the worse

noun the act of damaging something or someone

originFrom 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”).

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