harm vs modification

modification vs harm

harm and modification both are nouns.

harm is a verb but modification is not a verb.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of harm include alteration, change.

harm (noun)	modification (noun)
the act of damaging something or someone	the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
the occurrence of a change for the worse	slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
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
	the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

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

Difference between harm and modification

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