¹harm

injure, harm, hurt, damage, impair, mar mean to affect injuriously. injure implies the inflicting of anything detrimental to one's looks, comfort, health, or success <badly injured in an accident>. harm often stresses the inflicting of pain, suffering, or loss <careful not to harm the animals>. hurt implies inflicting a wound to the body or to the feelings <hurt by their callous remarks>. damage suggests injury that lowers value or impairs usefulness <a table damaged in shipping>. impair suggests a making less complete or efficient by deterioration or diminution <years of smoking had impaired his health>. mar applies to injury that spoils perfection (as of a surface) or causes disfigurement <the text is marred by many typos>.

harm, injury, and damage mean an act that causes loss or pain. harm can be used of anything that causes suffering or loss. <The frost did great harm to the crops.> injury is likely to be used of something that has as a result the loss of health or success. <She suffered an injury to the eyes.> damage stresses the idea of loss (as of value or fitness). <The fire caused much damage to the furniture.>