harm

Noun
  1. Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. (synset 114309164)
    is a type of: health problem, ill health, unhealthiness - a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
    subtypes:
    • brain damage - injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc.
    • birth trauma - physical injury to an infant during the birth process
    • blast trauma - injury caused the explosion of a bomb (especially in enclosed spaces)
    • bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage - the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
    • blunt trauma - injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car)
    • bruise, contusion - an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
    • bump - a lump on the body caused by a blow
    • burn - an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
    • dislocation - a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
    • electric shock - trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness
    • break, fracture - breaking of hard tissue such as bone
    • cryopathy, frostbite - destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene
    • intravasation - entry of foreign matter into a blood vessel
    • penetrating injury, penetrating trauma - injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body
    • pinch - an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
    • rupture - state of being torn or burst open
    • bite, insect bite, sting - a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
    • strain - injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
    • whiplash, whiplash injury - an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
    • wale, weal, welt, wheal - a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
    • lesion, wound - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
    • pull, twist, wrench - a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
    same as: hurt, injury, trauma
  2. The occurrence of a change for the worse (synset 107435370)
    is a type of: alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
    subtypes:
    same as: damage, impairment
  3. The act of damaging something or someone (synset 100403900)
    is a type of: change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
    subtypes:
    same as: damage, hurt, scathe
Verb
  1. Cause or do harm to (synset 200102340)
    "These pills won't harm your system"
    is a type of: injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to
    subtypes: sicken - make sick or ill

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