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do harmto cause damage, injury, or negative effects to someone or something

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: to cause damage, injury, or negative effects to someone or something

Pronunciation (IPA): /duː hɑːrm/

Korean meaning: 해를 끼치다, 손상을 입히다

Korean pronunciation: 두 **하**름

Example Sentences

  • His honest review about the restaurant's food would do harm to their business, so he decided to keep quiet.
  • The new policy might do harm to small businesses that cannot afford the additional costs.
  • She worried that her terrible cooking skills would do harm to her reputation as a food blogger.

do harm

NOUN

//duː hɑːrm//

to cause damage, injury, or negative effects to someone or something

do harm concept
💡 Concept

to cause damage, injury, or negative effects to someone or something

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/duː hɑːrm/
🇬🇧 UK/duː hɑːm/

🌳Etymology

Origin

'Do'는 고대 영어 'dōn'에서, 'harm'은 고대 영어 'hearm'에서 유래했다. 원래 'hearm'은 '슬픔, 고통'을 의미했으며, 현재의 '해악, 손상' 의미로 발전했다.

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🎵Rhyme

alarmcharmfarm
alarm
charm
farm

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His honest review about the restaurant's food would do harm to their business, so he decided to keep quiet.

The new policy might do harm to small businesses that cannot afford the additional costs.

😄 Fun example

She worried that her terrible cooking skills would do harm to her reputation as a food blogger.

Excessive screen time can do harm to children's eyesight and social development.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

cause damageinflict injuryhurtinjuredamage

Antonyms

do goodbenefithelp

Related

harmfulharmlessdamageinjurynegative impact