All harm synonyms
harm
H h noun harm
- loss β detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- mischief β conduct or activity that playfully causes petty annoyance.
- sabotage β any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant, factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by employees during a trade dispute.
- violence β swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.
- damage β To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- wrong β not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- abuse β Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- vandalism β the conduct or spirit characteristic of the Vandals.
- disservice β harmful or injurious service; an ill turn.
- misuse β wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- impairment β the state of being diminished, weakened, or damaged, especially mentally or physically: cognitive impairment in older adults.
- ruination β the act or state of ruining or the state of being ruined.
- misfortune β adverse fortune; bad luck.
- immorality β immoral quality, character, or conduct; wickedness; evilness.
- iniquity β gross injustice or wickedness.
- ill β of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick: She felt ill, so her teacher sent her to the nurse.
- vice β any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- ravage β to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief.
- hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- mischance β a mishap or misfortune.
- prejudice β an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- infliction β the act of inflicting.
- outrage β an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
- detriment β If something happens to the detriment of something or to a person's detriment, it causes harm or damage to them.
- sin β the 12th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- wickedness β the quality or state of being wicked.
- noxious β harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes.
- sinfulness β characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked: a sinful life.
- pernicious β causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- marring β to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.
verb harm
- shock β a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.
- wreck β any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- tarnish β to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.
- inconvenience β the quality or state of being inconvenient.
- shatter β to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- cripple β A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple.
- impair β to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
- maim β to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple: The explosion maimed him for life.
- trample β to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
- mar β to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.
- sap β Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
- traumatize β Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- undermine β to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect.
- tweak β to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist: to tweak someone's ear; to tweak someone's nose.
- scathe β to attack with severe criticism.
- bruise β A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
- zing β vitality, animation, or zest.
- molest β to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- total β constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.