do harm — to 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/
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
Careless words from a coworker do harm to her confidence during the meeting.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
The verb 'do' derives from Old English 'dōn', meaning to perform or execute an action. The noun 'harm' originates from Old English 'hearm', which originally signified sorrow or pain before evolving to mean injury or damage.
Breakdown
do (from Old English dōn, meaning to perform) + harm (from Old English hearm, originally meaning sorrow or pain, later developing the sense of injury or damage).
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📝Examples
“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.”
“Excessive screen time can do harm to children's eyesight and social development.”
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