Harm and Tell

Harm

Harm verb - To cause bodily damage to.

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

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

Tell verb - To give an oral or written account of in some detail.

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Harm and tell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harm" instead a verb "Tell".

Nearby Words: telling, teller

person	harm person	tell person
friend	harm friend	tell friend
people	harm people	tell people
wife	harm wife	tell wife
Other words: children, family, someone, way, mother, anyone, player, son, humans, anybody, kids, friends.

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
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry throws back "I must not tell lies" at Umbridge when, captured by centaurs, she begs him to tell them she means them no harm.

Source: A Lesson Learned Too Well
Pixar seems to tell people that villains can, and WILL, harm and kill children if they have the option.

Source: Would Hurt a Child

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