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damage or injury: physical, mental, or moral impairment or deterioration
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transitive verb (past and past participle harmed, present participle harm·ing, 3rd person present singular harms) |
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injure somebody or something: to cause physical, mental, or moral impairment or deterioration
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harm, damage, hurt, injure, wound
CORE MEANING: to weaken or impair somebody or something
harm to cause physical, mental, moral or social impairment or deterioration;
 Smoking while pregnant harms your baby.
decisions that will harm the economy
damage to cause physical injury that makes something less useful, valuable, or able to function, or to have a harmful effect on something;
The storm caused severe damage to the roof.
The bombings have damaged the prospects for a negotiated settlement.
hurt to cause somebody, yourself, or an animal physical injury or pain, or cause emotional distress;
Laura tripped and fell, but didn't hurt herself.
His words hurt.
injure to cause physical damage to a person, animal, or body part, or cause emotional distress;
Two other people were seriously injured in the accident.
The reviews were cruel and badly injured their pride.
wound to cause physical damage to a person, animal, or body part, or to upset or offend somebody;
wounded in battle
He feels wounded by the accusations. |
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