harmed
Left worse off
Harmed is the past tense of harm, meaning injured or damaged.
Physical harm leaves wounds; emotional harm leaves scars of a different kind.
No animals were harmed in the making of this film.
The scandal harmed his reputation.
Something harmed has been made worse off than before.
Having sustained harm
- woundedHaving sustained harm
- bruisedInjured beneath skin
- cutSeverance or reduction
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
broken · fractured · lacerated · burned · scarred · battered · maimed · sprained
Harmed through poor treatment
- abusedTreated harmfully or wrongly
- exploitedUnfairly utilized for benefit
- victimizedTreated cruelly or unfairly
- oppressedTreated with cruel control
persecuted · bullied · harassed · intimidated · coerced · manipulated · molested · assaulted
Emotionally damaged by experience
- distressedSuffering emotional turmoil
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
betrayed · humiliated · shamed · rejected · abandoned · neglected · tormented · anguished
Made worse by injury
- destroyedMade to cease existing
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- wreckedUtterly destroyed
- defacedDamaged the appearance of
vandalized · sabotaged · impaired · degraded · corroded · eroded · ravaged · devastated
One harmed by another
- survivorOne still alive after
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- complainantOne who lodges grievance
- aggrievedFeeling unjustly wronged
wronged · restitution · compensation · damages · liability · negligence · malpractice · reckless
Restoration of health
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
coping · resilience · survivor · support · treatment · trauma · flashbacks · triggers
injured
Having sustained harm
bleeding · broken · fractured · lacerated · burned · scarred · battered · maimed · sprained · gashed
mistreated
Harmed through poor treatment
- abusedTreated harmfully or wrongly
- exploitedUnfairly utilized for benefit
- victimizedTreated cruelly or unfairly
oppressed · persecuted · bullied · harassed · intimidated · coerced · manipulated · molested · assaulted · battered
traumatized
Emotionally damaged by experience
- distressedSuffering emotional turmoil
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
heartbroken · betrayed · humiliated · shamed · rejected · abandoned · neglected · tormented · anguished · grief-stricken
damaged
Made worse by injury
defaced · vandalized · sabotaged · impaired · degraded · corroded · eroded · ravaged · devastated · blighted
victim
One harmed by another
- survivorOne still alive after
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- complainantOne who lodges grievance
aggrieved · wronged · restitution · compensation · damages · liability · negligence · malpractice · reckless · culpable
healing
Restoration of health
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
rehabilitation · coping · resilience · survivor · support · treatment · trauma · flashbacks · triggers · nightmares
- injured partiesvictim, injured party, accident victim, casualty, sufferer
- botchedbotched, bungled, messed up, screwed up, fouled up
- no harm doneReassurance after a mishap
- out of harm's wayIn a secure position
- wouldn't harm a flyExtremely gentle, nonviolent
- do more harm than goodNegative net effect
- do no harmAvoid causing injury
- harm's wayPosition of potential injury
harm, harmful, harmless, unharmed, harms, harming, harmlessly, harmfully, harmlessness