dislocation vs harm

harm vs dislocation

dislocation and harm both are nouns.

dislocation is not a verb while harm is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dislocation	Yes	No	No	No
harm	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, harm is a hypernym of dislocation; that is, harm is a word with a broader meaning than dislocation:

dislocation: a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
harm: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

Other hypernyms of dislocation include hurt, injury, trauma.

dislocation (noun)	harm (noun)
the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue	the act of damaging something or someone
an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity	the occurrence of a change for the worse
a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)	any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

dislocation (verb)	harm (verb)
	cause or do harm to

Difference between dislocation and harm

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