I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , great , serious , untold ( esp. BrE )
▪
He was clearly intent on inflicting serious ~ on someone.
▪ irreparable , lasting , permanent
▪ emotional , mental , physical , psychological
▪
elderly people in danger of physical or emotional ~
▪ economic , environmental
VERB + HARM
▪ cause , do , inflict
▪
The huge fall in exports has done a great deal of ~ to the economy.
▪ mean (sb) , wish sb
▪
I'm sorry if I upset you—I didn't mean any ~.
▪
No one wishes you ~.
▪ come to , suffer
▪
I don't think he'll come to any ~ if his mother is with him.
▪ keep sb from , prevent , protect sb from , shield sb from
▪
The children were removed from their parents to prevent ~ to them.
▪
She tried to shield her child from ~.
HARM + VERB
▪ come to sb/sth
▪
I don't want any ~ to come to these pictures.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
babies at risk of serious ~ from their parents
▪ ~ to
▪
the ~ done to the environment
PHRASES
▪ more ~ than good
▪
The drugs he was prescribed did him more ~ than good.
▪ out of harm's way
▪
The younger children were kept out of harm's way.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ seriously
▪
Misusing drugs in pregnancy can seriously ~ your baby.
▪ deliberately
▪ physically
VERB + HARM
▪ intend to , want to
▪
He claimed that he had not intended to ~ the girl.
▪ try to
Harm is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ economy , ↑ environment , ↑ health , ↑ trade , ↑ wildlife