HARM Harm, n. Etym: [OE.harm, hearm, AS.hearm; akin to OS. harm, G. harm grief, Icel. harmr, Dan. harme, Sw. harm; cf. OSlav. & Russ. sram' shame, Skr. crama toil, fatigue.]
1. Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune.
2. That which causes injury, damage, or loss. We, ignorant of ourselves, Beg often our own harms. Shak.
Syn.
— Mischief; evil; loss; injury. See Mischief.
HARM
Harm, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Harming.] Etym:
[OE. harmen, AS. hearmian. See Harm, n.]
Defn: To hurt; to injure; to damage; to wrong.
Though yet he never harmed me. Shak.
No ground of enmity between us known Why he should mean me ill or
seek to harm. Milton.
HARMALINE
Har"ma*line, n. Etym: [Cf. F. harmaline See Harmel.] (Chem.)
Defn: An alkaloid found in the plant Peganum harmala. It forms bitter, yellow salts.
HARMATTAN
Har*mat"tan, n. Etym: [F. harmattan, prob. of Arabic origin.]
Defn: A dry, hot wind, prevailing on the Atlantic coast of Africa, in
December, January, and February, blowing from the interior or Sahara.
It is usually accompanied by a haze which obscures the sun.