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wound vs harm

harm vs wound

wound and harm both are nouns.

wound is an adjective but harm is not an adjective.

wound and harm both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wound Yes Yes Yes No
harm Yes No Yes No
As nouns, harm is a hypernym of wound; that is, harm is a word with a broader meaning than wound:
  • wound: the act of inflicting a wound
  • harm: the act of damaging something or someone
Other hypernyms of wound include damage, hurt, scathe.
As nouns, harm is a hypernym of wound; that is, harm is a word with a broader meaning than wound:
  • wound: an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
  • harm: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
Other hypernyms of wound include hurt, injury, trauma.
As verbs, harm is a hyponym of wound; that is, harm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wound:
  • wound: cause injuries or bodily harm to
  • harm: cause or do harm to
wound (noun) harm (noun)
the act of inflicting a wound the act of damaging something or someone
a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat the occurrence of a change for the worse
a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride) any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
wound (adjective) harm (adjective)
put in a coil
wound (verb) harm (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to cause or do harm to
hurt the feelings of
Difference between wound and harm

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