Flaw and Harm

Flaw

Flaw verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.

Usage example: that crack has flawed the vase to the extent that its value in the antiques market is greatly reduced

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Harm and flaw are semantically related in better topic. In some cases you can use "Harm" instead a verb "Flaw".

Nearby Words: flawed, flawless, flawlessly

Harm verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.

Usage example: the company's reputation has been harmed by allegations of crooked accounting

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Flaw and harm are semantically related in better topic. Sometimes you can use "Flaw" instead a verb "Harm".

Nearby Words: harmful, harmed, harmless, harmfully, harming

good	good flaw	good harm
physical	physical flaw	physical harm
certain	certain flaw	certain harm
true	true flaw	true harm
Other adjectives: genuine, actual, real, massive, big, great, serious, little, bad, personal, vital, major, possible, apparent, fatal, significant, greatest, intentional, debilitating.

His only flaw is that he is a tad too fanatical in his beliefs and believes that God will never let any harm come to him.

Source: Sheep in Sheep's Clothing
Pacifist is a 5 point flaw and is taken literally - the character can do no physical harm to others.

Source: Thou Shalt Not Kill
Differs from Power Up Letdown in that the harm it causes is direct and intentional, rather than from a design flaw.

Source: Poison Mushroom

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