harm

noun/hɑːm/CEFR B1

ক্ষতি, অনিষ্ট

Meaning

Damage or injury to someone or something.

Example sentences

Smoking causes great harm.ধূমপান বড় ক্ষতি করে।
The storm did little harm to the house.ঝড়টি বাড়ির সামান্য ক্ষতি করেছে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: damage, injury

Antonyms: benefit

Similar words, and what each means

damage
ক্ষতি করা, নষ্ট করা
To harm something so that it works less well or breaks.
injury
আঘাত, জখম
Physical harm or damage to the body.

Other English words for “ক্ষতি, অনিষ্ট”

loss
The money you lose when costs are more than income.
rack up
To collect a large amount of something, especially points, wins, or debts.

Opposite words

benefit
উপকার, সুবিধা
A helpful or good result of something.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

harmfuladjectiveক্ষতিকর, অনিষ্টকর
harmlessadjectiveক্ষতিকর নয় এমন, নিরীহ

“harm” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Topic: mobile phones in school → Thesis: Phones help students more than they harm them, as long as the phone is out of reach during study hours.
How to Write a Thesis Statement →
Fixed hours for study without the phone would solve most of the harm.
Uses and Abuses of Mobile Phone →
Sound pollution means noise loud enough or constant enough to harm health and comfort.
Sound Pollution →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“harm” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • উন্নতি, অগ্রগতি; পদোন্নতি
- • ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী, পূর্বাভাস
- • চেহারা, বাহ্যিক রূপ; আগমন
- • ক্ষতি, অনিষ্ট
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ক্ষতি, অনিষ্ট — harm (noun) — ক্ষতি, অনিষ্ট. Damage or injury to someone or something.
Which word is closest in meaning to “harm”?
- • relocation
- • sarcasm
- • slaughter
- • damage
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damage — damage — ক্ষতি করা, নষ্ট করা. To harm something so that it works less well or breaks.

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