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tort | harm |

As a noun tort

is fraction.

As an adjective tort

is broken.

As a proper noun harm is

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

tort

English

(wikipedia tort)

Etymology 1

Dialectal variation of (l).

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tart, sharp.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m), from .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An injury or wrong.
  • * Spenser
    • that had them long opprest with tort
  • (legal) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, which causes an injury and can be remedied at civil law, usually through awarding damages.
  • (rfc-sense) The area of law dealing with such wrongful acts.
    • Synonyms
    * delict (Scottish law)
    Derived terms
    * tortious

    See also

    *

    Etymology 3

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (obsolete) Stretched tight; taut.
  • * Emerson
    • Yet holds he them with tortest rein.

    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

    Anagrams

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