Harm and Lessen

Harm

Harm verb - To cause bodily damage to.

Lessen and harm are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lessen" instead a verb "Harm".

Lessen

Lessen verb - To lower in character, dignity, or quality.
Usage example: blatant hypocrisy that lessened him in the eyes of the voters

Harm and lessen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harm" instead a verb "Lessen".

Nearby Words: lessening, less

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

chances harm chances lessen chances
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