Harm and Waste

Harm

Harm verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.

Usage example: the company's reputation has been harmed by allegations of crooked accounting

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Waste and harm are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Waste" instead the word "Harm" as a verb or a noun.

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

Waste verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.

Usage example: one country attempting to waste another

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Harm and waste are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harm" instead the word "Waste" as a noun or a verb.

good	good harm	good waste
real	real harm	real waste
massive	massive harm	massive waste
big	big harm	big waste
Other adjectives: serious, little, bodily, incredible, unnecessary, greatest, magical.

Dexter assumes their dog won't do much harm to his lab...after which the scene cuts to the dog flooding the place with nuclear waste.

Source: You Are Grounded
One of the best minds on the planet and you waste it for years, doing magic tricks then trying to best a man who'd never really harm you, despite your endless provocation.

Source: The Reason You Suck Speech / Comic Books
But don't mention his wanted poster (which has a very crudely drawn image of him in place of a photograph), don't disrespect or harm women, and above all, don't waste food.

Source: Beware The Nice Ones / Anime

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