Related Words for harm

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WordSyllablesCategories
damage
/x
Noun, Verb
injury
/xx
Verb, Noun, Verb
hurt
/
Verb, Verb, Noun, Adjective
impairment
x/x
Adjective, Noun
trauma
/x
Noun, Noun
harmful
/x
Adjective
detrimental
xx/x
Adjective
detriment
/xx
Noun
jeopardize
/xx
Verb
danger
/x
Noun
injure
/x
Verb
protect
x/
Verb
ruin
/x
Noun
aggravate
/xx
Verb
irreparable
x/xxx
Adjective
inflict
x/
Verb
risking
/x
Verb
cause
/
Noun
affect
x/
Verb
threaten
/x
Verb
destroy
x/
Verb
endanger
x/x
Verb
diminish
x/x
Verb
benefit
/xx
Noun
disturb
x/
Verb
kill
/
Verb
hinder
/x
Verb
threat
/
Noun
prevent
x/
Verb
jeopardise
/xx
Verb
impact
x/
Noun
beneficial
xx/x
Adjective
contaminate
x/xx
Verb
offend
x/
Verb
disruption
x/x
Noun
impede
x/
Verb
undermine
/xx
Verb
devastate
/xx
Verb
injurious
x/xx
Adjective
scaring
/x
Verb
frighten
/x
Verb
safeguard
/x
Noun
interfere
xx/
Verb
irritate
/xx
Verb
affront
x/
Noun
reduce
x/
Verb
havoc
/x
Noun
mitigate
/xx
Verb
suffer
/x
Verb
ruination
/x/x
Noun
destruction
x/x
Noun
imperil
x/x
Verb
mischief
/x
Noun
outweigh
/x
Verb
effect
x/
Noun
inconvenience
xx/x
Noun
maim
/
Noun
infliction
x/x
Noun
trouble
/x
Noun
minimize
/xx
Verb
annoy
x/
Verb
exacerbate
x/xx
Verb
restrain
x/
Verb
destructive
x/x
Adjective
dangerous
/xx
Adjective
punish
/x
Verb
spoiling
/x
Verb
deleterious
xx/xx
Adjective
potential
x/x
Noun
poisoning
/xx
Noun
disturbance
x/x
Noun
compromising
/xxx
Verb
insult
x/
Noun
undue
x/
Adjective
increase
x/
Noun
concern
x/
Noun
abuse
x/
Noun
discourage
x/x
Verb
defame
x/
Verb
antagonize
x/xx
Verb
enhance
x/
Verb
sabotage
/xx
Noun
weakening
/xx
Noun
inadvertent
xx/x
Adjective
nuisance
/x
Noun
tarnish
/x
Noun
hazardous
/xx
Adjective
contamination
xxx/x
Noun
deter
x/
Verb
lessen
/x
Verb
dissuade
x/
Verb
protection
x/x
Noun
fear
/
Noun
grievous
/x
Adjective
unintended
xx/x
Adjective
wound
/
Noun
disadvantage
xx/x
Noun
prejudice
/xx
Noun
mishap
/x
Noun
affliction
x/x
Noun
adultery
x/xx
Noun
number
/x
Noun
calamity
x/xx
Noun
disservice
x/x
Noun
forfeit
/x
Verb
maltreatment
x/x
Noun
hazard
/x
Noun
peril
/x
Noun
wreck
/
Noun
scandal
/x
Noun
damaged goods
/x/
Phrase, Noun
ill effect
/x/
Phrase, Noun
breakage
/x
Noun
damnum absque injuria
/xxx/xx
Phrase, Noun
malice
/x
Noun
occupational hazard
xx/xx/x
Name, Name
casualty
/xxx
Noun
collateral damage
x/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
tinsel
/x
Noun
jeopardy
/xx
Noun
evil
/x
Noun
sore
/
Adjective
handicap
/xx
Noun
foreseeability
x/x/xx
Noun
bodily
/xx
Noun, Adverb
befall
x/
Verb
incalculable
x/xxx
Adjective
achievement
x/x
Noun
afflict
x/
Verb
alcohol
/xx
Noun
amiss
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
assault
x/
Noun, Verb
attainment
x/x
Noun
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
bite
/
Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
break
/
Verb, Noun
bruise
/
Noun, Verb
bummer
/x
Noun
bump
/
Noun, Verb
burn
/
Verb, Noun
contusion
x/x
Noun
corruption
x/x
Noun
crusader
x/x
Noun
deformation
xx/x
Noun
degrade
x/
Verb
deterioration
x/xxxx
Noun
detract
x/
Verb
difficult
/xx
Adjective, Verb
difficulty
/xxx
Noun
disfigurement
x/xx
Noun
dislocation
x//x
Noun
distortion
x/x
Noun
drawback
/x
Noun
duress
/x
Noun, Verb
erode
x/
Verb
expense
x/
Noun, Verb
focused
/x
Adjective
fracture
/x
Noun, Verb
frostbite
/x
Noun, Verb
good
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hamper
/x
Verb, Noun
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hardship
/x
Noun, Verb
help
/
Verb, Noun
hindrance
/x
Noun
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hobble
/x
Verb, Noun
ill
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
impinge
x/
Verb
indignation
xx/x
Noun
infringe
x/
Verb
infringement
x/x
Noun
inhibit
x/x
Verb
integrity
x/xx
Noun
interventionist
xx/xx
Noun, Adjective
ladder
/x
Noun, Verb
lesion
/x
Noun, Verb
loss
/
Noun, Verb
lot
/
Noun, Verb
mal
/
Noun
male
/
Noun, Adjective
malfeasance
x/x
Noun
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
menace
/x
Noun, Verb
misfortune
x/x
Noun
mistaken
x/x
Adjective
negative
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
night
/
Noun, Verb
nile
/
Name
noxious
/x
Adjective
offense
x/
Noun
operant
/xx
Adjective, Noun
oriented
/xxx
Adjective
outrage
/x
Noun, Verb
pain
/
Noun, Verb
participatory
x/xxxx
Adjective
pest
/
Noun
pinch
/
Noun, Verb
pity
/x
Noun, Verb
planning
/x
Noun
poorly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
prejudicial
xx/x
Adjective
psychoeducational
xxxx/xx
Adjective
psychotherapeutic
xxxx/x
Adjective
pull
/
Verb, Noun
ravel
/x
Name, Verb
regret
x/
Noun, Verb
regulation
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
rehabilitative
xx/xxx
Adjective
restorative
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
rupture
/x
Noun, Verb
safe
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
scourge
/
Noun, Verb
shame
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
sicken
/x
Verb
spoliation
xx/x
Noun
sting
/
Noun, Verb
strain
/
Noun, Verb
tested
/x
Verb
therapy
/xx
Noun, Verb
time
/
Noun, Verb
toll
/
Noun, Verb
torment
/x
Noun, Verb
tort
/
Noun, Adjective
twist
/
Noun, Verb
upset
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
validated
/xxx
Adjective
victimization
xxx/x
Noun
violate
/xx
Verb
violation
xx/x
Noun
violence
/xx
Noun, Verb
vitiate
/xx
Verb
weal
/
Noun, Verb
wellness
/x
Noun
welt
/
Noun, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun