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Damage, harm, hurt, injury.

Someone who, or something which, causes harm; an injurer.

(Scots law, obsolete) An injury or loss for which compensation is sought in a lawsuit; damage; also, expenses incurred by a claimant; costs.

Something to be mourned or regretted.

(archaic or Scotland) To harm or injure (someone or something) physically. +

(obsolete) To cause monetary loss to (someone).

(by extension, chiefly literary and poetic) To harm, injure, or destroy (someone or something) by fire, lightning, or some other heat source; to blast; to scorch; to wither. +

(figuratively) To severely hurt (someone's feelings, soul, etc., or something intangible) through acts, words spoken, etc. +