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HARMS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HARMS?

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Need another word that means the same as “harms”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “harms” in this overview.

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Harms as a Noun
Definitions of "Harms" as a noun
Synonyms of "Harms" as a noun (6 Words)
Associations of "Harms" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Harms” are: damage, hurt, scathe, injury, trauma, impairment

Harms as a Noun

Definitions of "Harms" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “harms” as a noun can have the following definitions:

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

Synonyms of "Harms" as a noun (6 Words)

damage	The amount of money needed to purchase something. Bombing caused extensive damage* to the town.*
hurt	Feelings of mental or physical pain. Rolling properly into a fall minimizes hurt.
impairment	The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness. A degree of physical or mental impairment.
injury	An instance of being injured. An ankle injury.
scathe	The act of damaging something or someone. It was cheering to hear that you had got through winter and diphtheria without scathe.
trauma	An emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects. The event is relived with all the accompanying trauma.

Associations of "Harms" (30 Words)

con	Deprive of by deceit. The Charter is a glossy public relations con.
damage	Inflict damage upon. How much is the damage.
damaging	Designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions. Damaging to career and reputation.
defect	Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army. The property is free from defect.
demerit	A mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces. They discussed the merits and demerits of her novel.
detriment	The state of being harmed or damaged. He is engrossed in his work to the detriment* of his married life.*
detrimental	Tending to cause harm. Recent policies have been detrimental* to the interests of many old people.*
disadvantage	Put at a disadvantage hinder harm. A major disadvantage* is the limited nature of the data.*
disfigure	Spoil the appearance of. The vandals disfigured the statue.
downside	A negative aspect of something that is generally positive. A magazine feature on the downside* of fashion modelling.*
drawback	An amount of excise or import duty remitted on goods exported. They had been complaining of difficulties in getting quick reimbursement of duty drawback.
failing	Failure to reach a minimum required performance. Received failing* grades.*
fatal	Leading to failure or disaster. There were three fatal* flaws in the strategy.*
fault	Of a rock formation be broken by a fault or faults. It took much longer to find the fault* than to fix it.*
flawed	(of a person) having a weakness in character. A flawed* hero.*
harmful	Causing or capable of causing harm. Harmful effects of smoking.
inadequacy	Unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate. The inadequacy* of unemployment benefits.*
injurious	(of language) maliciously insulting; libellous. Food which is injurious* to health.*
injury	A casualty to military personnel resulting from combat. An ankle injury.
irremediable	Impossible to cure or put right. Irremediable marital breakdowns.
libel	The action or crime of publishing a libel. He was found guilty of a libel* on a Liverpool inspector of taxes.*
libellous	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign. A libellous* newspaper story.*
maleficent	Harmful or evil in intent or effect. He did not act with any maleficent* motivation.*
mischief	Playfulness that is intended to tease or create trouble. She was bent on making mischief.
misconceive	Interpret in the wrong way. Criticism of the trade surplus in Washington is misconceived.
misunderstanding	A failure to understand something correctly. A misunderstanding* of the government s plans.*
neurotoxin	A poison which acts on the nervous system.
prejudicial	Causing harm or injury. The proposals were considered prejudicial* to the city centre.*
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.*