Harm vs. Damage

Harm vs. Damage — Is There a Difference?

Difference Between Harm and Damage

Harmnoun

Physical or psychological damage or injury

The storm did great harm to the crops.

Damagenoun

Destruction or a loss in value, usefulness, or ability resulting from an action or event.

Harmnoun

Immoral or unjust effects

They made a mistake and meant no harm.

Damagenoun

damages(Law) Money required to be paid as compensation for an injury or wrong.

Harmverb

To do harm to

pollutants that harm the environment.people who were harmed in the accident.

Damagenoun

(Informal) Cost; price

What's the damage for the tickets to the show?.

Harmnoun

physical injury; hurt; damage

No harm came to my possessions.You can do a lot of harm to someone if you kick them in the balls. Especially if they get revenge and bring out a bazooka and blast your head off.

Damageverb

To cause damage to.

Harmnoun

emotional or figurative hurt

Although not physically injured in the car accident, she received some psychological harm.

Damageverb

To suffer or be susceptible to damage.

Harmnoun

detriment; misfortune.

I wish him no harm.

Damagenoun

Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.

The storm did a lot of damage to the area.

Harmnoun

That which causes injury, damage, or loss.

Damagenoun

(slang) Cost or expense.

"What's the damage?" he asked the waiter.

Harmverb

To cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something.

Damageverb

(transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.

Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them.Cold temperatures, heavy rain, falling rocks, strong winds and glacier movement can damage the equipment. File:Cold temperatures, heavy rain, falling rocks, strong winds and glacier movement can damage the equipment.ogg

Harmnoun

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

Damageverb

To undergo damage.

Harmnoun

the occurrence of a change for the worse

Damagenoun

the occurrence of a change for the worse

Harmnoun

the act of damaging something or someone

Damagenoun

loss of military equipment

Harmverb

cause or do harm to;

These pills won't harm your system

Damagenoun

the act of damaging something or someone

Damagenoun

the amount of money needed to purchase something;

the price of gasolinehe got his new car on excellent termshow much is the damage?

Damagenoun

a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right

Damageverb

inflict damage upon;

The snow damaged the roofShe damaged the car when she hit the tree