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wounding vs harm

harm vs wounding

wounding and harm both are nouns.

wounding is an adjective but harm is not an adjective.

wounding is not a verb while harm is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wounding Yes Yes No No
harm Yes No Yes No
As nouns, harm is a hypernym of wounding; that is, harm is a word with a broader meaning than wounding:
  • wounding: the act of inflicting a wound
  • harm: the act of damaging something or someone
Other hypernyms of wounding include damage, hurt, scathe.
wounding (noun) harm (noun)
the act of inflicting a wound 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
wounding (adjective) harm (adjective)
causing physical or especially psychological injury
wounding (verb) harm (verb)
cause or do harm to
Difference between wounding and harm

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