Harm and Hurt

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Harm

Harm noun - Something that causes loss or pain.

Usage example: no harm in trying

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Hurt is a synonym for harm in injury topic. In some cases you can use "Hurt" instead the word "Harm" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like injure, damage, activity, help. popular alternative

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

Hurt

Hurt noun - Something that causes loss or pain.

Usage example: a totally baseless accusation that caused lasting hurt to his reputation

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Harm is a synonym for hurt in injury topic. You can use "Harm" instead the word "Hurt" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as damage, activity, help, action. popular alternative

Nearby Words: hurtful, hurting

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How words are described

emotional	emotional harm	emotional hurt
good	good harm	good hurt
nice	nice harm	nice hurt
regular	regular harm	regular hurt
Other adjectives: future, considerable, actual, real, massive, serious, evil, little, bad, personal, lasting, major, broken, slightest, further, extra, maximum.

Common collocations

person	harm person	hurt person
people	harm people	hurt people
children	harm children	hurt children
family	harm family	hurt family
Other words: someone, fly, child, anyone, player, daughter, humans, anybody, friends, enemies.

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