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defloration vs harm

harm vs defloration

defloration and harm both are nouns.

defloration is not a verb while harm is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
defloration Yes No No No
harm Yes No Yes No
As nouns, harm is a hypernym of defloration; that is, harm is a word with a broader meaning than defloration:
  • defloration: an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something
  • harm: the act of damaging something or someone
Other hypernyms of defloration include damage, hurt, scathe.
defloration (noun) harm (noun)
the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse) the act of damaging something or someone
an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something 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
defloration (verb) harm (verb)
cause or do harm to
Difference between defloration and harm

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