electric shock vs harm

harm vs electric shock

electric shock and harm both are nouns.

electric shock is not a verb while harm is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electric shock	Yes	No	No	No
harm	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

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
harm: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

Other hypernyms of electric shock include hurt, injury, trauma.

electric shock (noun)	harm (noun)
a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body	the act of damaging something or someone
the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture	the occurrence of a change for the worse
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	any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

electric shock (verb)	harm (verb)
	cause or do harm to

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