harms

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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injury, evil n.
injure; cause evil v.

NOUN

injury, evil

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abuse damage disservice impairment loss mischief misuse sabotage vandalism violence wrong

STRONG

detriment hurt ill immorality infliction iniquity marring mischance misfortune noxiousness outrage perniciousness prejudice ravage ruin ruination sin sinfulness vice wickedness

WEAK

banefulness deleteriousness foul play wear and tear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

favor help kindness

STRONG

benefit goodness happiness profit virtue

WEAK

advantage blessing good pleasure

VERB

injure; cause evil

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abuse damage hurt impair inconvenience maim mar outrage prejudice ruin sabotage sap shatter shock tarnish trample traumatize undermine wreck

STRONG

blemish bruise crush dilapidate discommode get ill-treat incommode maltreat mangle misuse molest mutilate nick scathe spoil stab total tweak vandalize vitiate wing wound wrench wrong zing

WEAK

disserve do violence to dump on louse up mess up muck up put down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid approve assist benefit build create cure fix heal help mend please repair respect strengthen

STRONG

lose make happy protect surrender yield

WEAK

care improve

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harms

Those figures have influenced international discussions about both the benefits and possible harms of population-based breast cancer screening.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

They also questioned whether the service had adequately identified possible harms and planned sufficient actions to address them.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

They could lead to limits on what agents can do and, if agent-caused harms become widespread, drain the pocketbooks of top AI labs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

It means holding developers accountable for preventable harms while preserving their ability to innovate.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

“If something brings us mutual pleasure and harms no one, it’s a virtue.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros