Harm | Mean of harm in English Dictionary

/ˈhɑɚm/

• Noun
• physical or mental damage or injury
1. No harm was done.
2. I never meant to do/cause you any harm. [=I never meant to harm/hurt you in any way]
3. They threatened him with bodily harm.
4. The scandal has done irreparable/lasting/great harm to his reputation.
5. I want to be sure that no harm will come to her. = I want to be sure that she won't come to any harm. [=that she won't be hurt in any way]
6. She'll do anything to protect her children from harm.
7. They have suffered serious physical/psychological harm.
8. These new regulations could cause lasting harm to small businesses.
9. He claims that he didn't mean any harm. [=that he didn't mean to hurt or bother anyone]
10. What's the harm in letting her leave early? = I don't see any harm in letting her leave early. = There's no harm in letting her leave early. [=letting her leave early will not hurt anyone or cause a bad result]
11. He thinks the treatment may do more harm than good. [=be more harmful than helpful]
• a dangerous place or situation
1. As a war correspondent, she never hesitated to put herself in harm's way.
2. The soldiers were sent into harm's way.
3. The tug towed the sailboat out of harm's way.
• Verb
• to cause hurt, injury, or damage to (someone or something)
1. He would never intentionally harm his children.
2. She is trying to destroy weeds without harming [=damaging] her crops.
3. chemicals that could harm the environment
4. The scandal has seriously harmed his reputation.