Past tense of harm; caused physical injury, damage, or emotional hurt to someone or something.
From Old English 'hearm,' related to German 'Harm' and Old Norse 'harmr,' all meaning injury or grief. The word has maintained its core meaning for over a thousand years.
The word 'harm' appears in one of humanity's oldest ethical principles—'first, do no harm'—which comes from the Hippocratic Oath, showing how deeply this concept matters in medicine and ethics.
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