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Molest vs Harm - What's the difference?

molest | harm |

As a verb molest

is to annoy intentionally.

As a proper noun harm is

, low german, derived from herman, meaning "army man".

molest

English

(Child sexual abuse)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To annoy intentionally
  • To disturb or tamper with.
  • * Hooker
    • They have molested the church with needless opposition.
  • To sexually abuse, especially a minor
    • The woman who molested the child she was babysitting has been arrested.

    Derived terms

    * molester * molestful

    Related terms

    * molestation

    External links

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    Anagrams

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    harm

    English

    (wikipedia harm)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune.
  • * , chapter=13
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them. Soft heartedness caused more harm than good.}}
  • That which causes injury, damage, or loss.
  • * (William Shakespeare)
    • We, ignorant of ourselves, / Beg often our own harms .

    Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "harm": bodily, physical, environmental, emotional, financial, serious, irreparable, potential, long-term, short-term, permanent, lasting, material, substantial.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something.

    • Derived terms

    * do no harm * harmer * harmless * harm's way * self-harm * unharmed

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