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harming

v.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈhɑɹmɪŋ// UK //hˈɑːmɪŋ// harm·ing

v. causing physical or emotional damage to someone or something. You use this when something is being hurt or treated badly.

v. causing physical injury, emotional distress, or damage to the integrity of a person, object, or environment. Present participle of 'harm'.


SIMPLE

Pollution is harming the local wildlife.

CONTEXTUAL

The new factory regulations were designed to prevent industrial waste from harming the surrounding ecosystem.

COMPLEX

While the policy was intended to stimulate economic growth, critics argued that it was inadvertently harming the very communities it sought to support by reducing access to essential services.

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Usage

The verb is transitive and requires a direct object.

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