Harm and Violence

Harm

Harm noun - Something that causes loss or pain.

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Violence and harm are semantically related. in injury topic. In some cases you can use "Violence" instead a noun "Harm".

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

Violence noun - The use of brute strength to cause harm to a person or property.

Usage example: the police believe that the woman died of natural causes rather than as a result of violence

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Harm and violence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harm" instead a noun "Violence".

Nearby Words: violent, violently

emotional	emotional harm	emotional violence
good	good harm	good violence
physical	physical harm	physical violence
direct	direct harm	direct violence
Other adjectives: actual, real, extreme, great, serious, little, bad, excessive, incredible, immediate, psychological, general, lethal, less, unnecessary, further, hilarious, maximum.

Obviously as a monk Cadfael has sworn against committing violence, but that doesn't stop him from facing down anyone trying to harm an innocent and putting himself in harm's way without a thought.

Source: Series / Cadfael
Crass knew that violence would only harm their message, and instead went about spreading their political ideology through non-violent methods, such as passing out leaflets, organizing political action, forming squats, spray-painting graffiti, and so on.

Source: Music / Crass
On the other hand, they use violence and suicidal methods that harm themselves and people around them.

Source: Bollywood / Dil Se

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