Break
How words are described
| emotional | emotional break | emotional harm |
| good | good break | good harm |
| nice | nice break | nice harm |
| certain | certain break | certain harm |
| Other adjectives: true, actual, real, severe, massive, big, serious, little, permanent, major, mental, psychological, possible, apparent, temporary, slightest, magical. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Instead, actors tell each other to "break a leg", under the assumption that if wishing someone good luck brings them harm, wishing someone harm will certainly bring good luck.
Source: The Scottish Trope -
He relates how it was one of the few books to survive a mysterious fire, worries that something might break out of the book, and alludes to how it might harm Robert.
Source: Comic Book / Providence - Break the Cutie: Twilight Sparkle after her disastrous entrance exam, to the point that she feels that her cutie mark represents her potential to harm other ponies, rather than her talent with magic.
Source: Fan Fic / Rainbooms and Royalty
Cite this Source
Harm and Break. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/harm
Break & Harm. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/harm>.
Harm or Break. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/harm.
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