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Added 8 October 2026

harm

/hɑːm/ noun

In Latin: noxa, noxia Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about harm at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
The occurrence of a change for the worse.
The act of damaging something or someone.

verb

Cause or do harm to.
These pills won't harm your system

Origin

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”).

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