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Noun: harm  haa(r)m
  1. The act of damaging something or someone
    "The storm's harm left many buildings in need of repair";
    - damage, hurt, scathe [archaic]
     
  2. The occurrence of a change for the worse
    "The scandal did great harm to his reputation";
    - damage, impairment
     
  3. Any physical damage to the body caused by violence, accident or fracture etc.
    "The fall caused serious harm to his knee";
    - injury, hurt, trauma
Verb: harm  haa(r)m
  1. Cause or do harm to
    "These pills won't harm your system"

Derived forms: harms, harming, harmed

Type of: alteration, change, change of integrity, health problem, ill health, injure, modification, unhealthiness, wound

Encyclopedia: Harm, Iran