harmed; harming; harms
: to damage or injure physically or mentally : to cause harm (see harm entry 1) to
No animals were harmed in the making of the film.
the national interest … was gravely harmed by this attack—
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harmer
noun
Examples of harm in a Sentence
Noun
They threatened him with bodily harm.
The scandal has done irreparable harm to his reputation.
She'll do anything to protect her children from harm.
They have suffered serious physical harm.
These new regulations could cause lasting harm to small businesses.
Verb
He would never intentionally harm his children.
chemicals that could harm the environment
The scandal has seriously harmed his reputation.
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Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2025
Congress and state legislatures should investigate and hold the FDA accountable for ignoring overwhelming evidence of harm.
—Lila Rose, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Researchers in China have raised the possibility that an attack by thousands of cheap drones, which are easily made in large numbers, can harm expensive and complex military vessels.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
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Noun
But the treatment has been criticized since the early days as, variously, a Communist plot, forced mass medication and an industrial byproduct that causes more harm than good.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2025
Congress and state legislatures should investigate and hold the FDA accountable for ignoring overwhelming evidence of harm.
—Lila Rose, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
If a person’s disability is disturbing or harming other residents, allowing that disturbance to continue could be an unreasonable accommodation and therefore not protected by Fair Housing laws.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Researchers in China have raised the possibility that an attack by thousands of cheap drones, which are easily made in large numbers, can harm expensive and complex military vessels.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Harm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harm. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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