harm vs alteration

alteration vs harm

harm and alteration both are nouns.

harm is a verb but alteration is not a verb.

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

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

harm: the occurrence of a change for the worse
alteration: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

Other hypernyms of harm include change, modification.

harm (noun)	alteration (noun)
the act of damaging something or someone	the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
the occurrence of a change for the worse	the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury	an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

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

Difference between harm and alteration

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