Harm and Outrage

Harm

Harm noun - Something that causes loss or pain.
Usage example: no harm in trying

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

Outrage

Outrage noun - An act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings.

Harm is a synonym for outrage in practice topic. Sometimes you can use "Harm" instead the word "Outrage" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as atrocity.

How words are described

normal normal harm normal outrage
certain certain harm certain outrage
genuine genuine harm genuine outrage
actual actual harm actual outrage
Other adjectives: real, massive, great, serious, little, personal, major, widespread, general, less, terrorist.

Both words in one sentence

  • The Mary Sue faces this criticism for their condemning of comics and videogames where female characters are put in harm's way, yet seldom showing outrage when the same happens to a male character.
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