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ill health vs harm

harm vs ill health

ill health and harm both are nouns.

ill health is not a verb while harm is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ill health Yes No No No
harm Yes No Yes No
As nouns, harm is a hyponym of ill health; that is, harm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ill health:
  • ill health: a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
  • harm: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
ill health (noun) harm (noun)
a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain the act of damaging something or someone
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
ill health (verb) harm (verb)
cause or do harm to
Difference between ill health and harm

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