Hypernyms for "harm"
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birth trauma
bite
blast trauma
bleeding
blunt trauma
brain damage
break
bruise
bump
burn
contusion
cryopathy
defacement
defloration
deformation
detriment
disfiguration
disfigurement
dislocation
distortion
electric shock
fracture
frostbite
haemorrhage
hemorrhage
hurt
impairment
insect bite
intravasation
ladder
lesion
penetrating injury
penetrating trauma
pinch
pull
ravel
run
rupture
sicken
sting
strain
twist
wale
weal
welt
wheal
whiplash
whiplash injury
wound
wounding
wrench
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.