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bruise vs harm

harm vs bruise

bruise and harm both are nouns.

bruise and harm both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bruise Yes No Yes No
harm Yes No Yes No
As nouns, harm is a hypernym of bruise; that is, harm is a word with a broader meaning than bruise:
  • bruise: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
  • harm: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
Other hypernyms of bruise include hurt, injury, trauma.
bruise (noun) harm (noun)
an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration the act of damaging something or someone
the occurrence of a change for the worse
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
bruise (verb) harm (verb)
damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure cause or do harm to
break up into small pieces for food preparation
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
hurt the feelings of
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