Need another word that means the same as “harm”? Find 41 synonyms and 30 related words for “harm” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Harm” are: damage, hurt, scathe, injury, trauma, impairment, pain, suffering, distress, anguish, torment, grief, evil, badness, wrong, mischief, wrongdoing, immorality, ill, wickedness, vice, iniquity, sin, sinfulness, nefariousness, injure, wound, maltreat, mistreat, misuse, ill-treat, ill-use, abuse, molest, inflict pain on, inflict suffering on, handle roughly, treat roughly, do violence to, lay a finger on
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “harm” as a noun can have the following definitions:
anguish | Severe mental or physical pain or suffering. Philip gave a cry of anguish. |
badness | Poor quality or low standard. None of you are doing justice to the badness of this film. |
damage | Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right. How much is the damage. |
distress | Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain. The death of his wife caused him great distress. |
evil | That which causes harm or destruction or misfortune- Shakespeare. Attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world. |
grief | Intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death. She was overcome with grief. |
hurt | Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. Rolling properly into a fall minimizes hurt. |
ill | A problem or misfortune. How could I wish him ill. |
immorality | Morally objectionable behavior. He believed his father had been punished by God for his immorality. |
impairment | The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine. A degree of physical or mental impairment. |
iniquity | Absence of moral or spiritual values. A den of iniquity. |
injury | Wrongdoing that violates another’s rights and is unjustly inflicted. She suffered an injury to her back. |
mischief | Harm or trouble caused by someone or something. She was bent on making mischief. |
nefariousness | The quality of being wicked. |
pain | Emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid. She s in great pain. |
scathe | The act of damaging something or someone. It was cheering to hear that you had got through winter and diphtheria without scathe. |
sin | The 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The human capacity for sin. |
sinfulness | Estrangement from god. |
suffering | Psychological suffering. His disregard for the sufferings of his fellow countrymen. |
torment | A feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented. The journey must have been a torment for them. |
trauma | Emotional shock following a stressful event or a physical injury, which may lead to long-term neurosis. The event is relived with all the accompanying trauma. |
vice | A specific form of evildoing. A mobile phone network is being used to peddle vice. |
wickedness | The quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions. The wickedness of the regime. |
wrong | An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act. I have done you a great wrong. |
wrongdoing | Illegal or dishonest behaviour. Police have denied any wrongdoing. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “harm” as a verb can have the following definitions:
abuse | Use foul or abusive language towards. The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket. |
do violence to | Be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity. |
handle roughly | Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression. |
hurt | Hurt the feelings of. High interest rates are hurting the local economy. |
ill-treat | Treat badly. |
ill-use | Treat badly. |
inflict pain on | Impose something unpleasant. |
inflict suffering on | Impose something unpleasant. |
injure | Cause damage or affect negatively. The explosion injured several people. |
lay a finger on | Lay eggs. |
maltreat | Treat (a person or animal) cruelly or with violence. Children die from neglect or are maltreated by their carers. |
mistreat | Treat (a person or animal) badly, cruelly, or unfairly. A dog which has been mistreated will remain very wary of strangers. |
misuse | Apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly. We felt that we had been deceived and misused. |
treat roughly | Subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition. |
wound | Inflict a wound on. The sergeant was seriously wounded. |
con | A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property. The Charter is a glossy public relations con. |
damage | Inflict damage upon. These fine china cups damage easily. |
damaging | Designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions. Damaging allegations of corruption. |
defect | A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person’s body. If there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer. |
demerit | A fault or disadvantage. The merits and demerits of these proposals. |
detriment | The state of being harmed or damaged. Light industry can be carried out in a residential area without detriment to its amenities. |
detrimental | (sometimes followed by `to’) causing harm or injury. Moving her could have a detrimental effect on her health. |
disadvantage | Put at a disadvantage hinder harm. The pension scheme tends to disadvantage women. |
disfigure | Mar or spoil the appearance of. The vandals disfigured the statue. |
downside | A negative aspect of something that is generally positive. He says being a rock star is a fun line of work when you re young but admits fame can have its downsides. |
drawback | A feature that renders something less acceptable; a disadvantage or problem. He pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan. |
failing | Failure to reach a minimum required performance. His failing the course led to his disqualification. |
fatal | Controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined. The fatal day of the election finally arrived. |
fault | Of a rock formation be broken by a fault or faults. He served too many double faults. |
flawed | Having or characterized by a fundamental weakness or imperfection. A fatally flawed strategy. |
harmful | Causing or capable of causing harm. The ozone layer blocks the harmful rays from the sun. |
inadequacy | Unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate. Her feelings of personal inadequacy. |
injurious | (of language) maliciously insulting; libellous. Food which is injurious to health. |
injury | Damage to a person’s feelings. An ankle injury. |
irremediable | Impossible to cure or put right. Irremediable marital breakdowns. |
libel | The action or crime of publishing a libel. The newspaper was accused of libeling him. |
libellous | Harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign. A libellous newspaper story. |
maleficent | Causing harm or destruction, especially by supernatural means. A maleficent deity. |
mischief | A person responsible for harm or annoyance. She was bent on making mischief. |
misconceive | Fail to understand (something) correctly. Criticism of the trade surplus in Washington is misconceived. |
misunderstanding | An understanding of something that is not correct. He left the army after a slight misunderstanding with his commanding officer. |
neurotoxin | Any toxin that affects neural tissues. |
prejudicial | (sometimes followed by `to’) causing harm or injury. The reporter s coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant. |
shortcoming | A failing or deficiency. He is so forthright about his shortcomings it s hard to chastise him. |
unforced | Not brought about by coercion or force. An unforced cheerfulness. |
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