What is another word for harms?

Pronunciation: [hˈɑːmz] (IPA)

Harms refer to any injuries, damages or negative consequences that are inflicted on people, animals or the environment. Some synonyms for the word harms include damages, injuries, destructions, afflictions, pains, hurts, and losses. Other related words include ruin, spoil, deface, mar, impair, undermine, taint, and corrupt. These words can be used to explain or describe the adverse effects that various situations, actions, or events can have on different aspects of life. For instance, pollution harms the environment and can cause significant damage to ecosystems, while conflicts and wars can inflict severe harms on human lives and property.

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Usage examples for Harms

The next time someone harms you, repay him by doing him a kindness, and see if you don't feel happier, and at the same time get all the satisfaction you are looking for.
"Dollars and Sense"
Col. Wm. C. Hunter
"Because it does me good, and harms nobody else," said Christian, smiling.
"Christian's Mistake"
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
An introduction never harms anybody, and a woman with the slightest tact can keep off a vulgar and a pushing person without being rude.
"Manners and Social Usages"
Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood

Famous quotes with Harms

  • False shame accompanies a man that is poor, shame that either harms a man greatly or profits him; shame is with poverty, but confidence with wealth.
    Hesiod
  • You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered.
    Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Anything that harms the integrity of the game is terrible. We always thought we were immune to drugs in baseball, but we know that's not true anymore.
    Harmon Killebrew
  • It's very disappointing... Anything that harms the integrity of the game is terrible. We always thought we were immune to drugs in baseball, but we know that's not true anymore.
    Harmon Killebrew
  • What is good for Germany is right, and everything that harms Germany is wrong.
    Robert Ley

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