harm :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

injury, hurt, harm, trauma

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

damage, harm, impairment

n. the occurrence of a change for the worse

damage, harm, hurt, scathe

n. the act of damaging something or someone

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abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation

n. an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

laceration

n. a torn ragged wound

shock

n. (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor; "loss of blood is an important cause of shock"

breakdown, crack-up

n. a mental or physical breakdown

collapse, prostration

n. an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion; "the commander's prostration demoralized his men"

disability, disablement, handicap, impairment

n. the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

failing, weakness

n. a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"

personnel casualty, loss

n. military personnel lost by death or capture

calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm

n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"

destruction, demolition, wipeout

n. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

misfortune, bad luck

n. unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

mishap, misadventure, mischance

n. an instance of misfortune

ruin, ruination

n. an event that results in destruction

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