Verbs of Helping and Hurting - Verbs for Causing Harm

to cause injury or physical pain to yourself or someone else

to physically cause harm to a person or thing

to physically hurt someone or damage something

to cause physical harm or injury to someone

to cause serious and often permanent injury to a person, typically by disabling a part of their body

to cause severe damage or harm

to attack or handle someone or something roughly, causing severe injury or damage

to leave a mark on the skin after the injured tissue has healed

to make injuries, particularly ones caused by a blow, appear on the skin and cause discoloration

to cause a bruise or injury to the body, typically by blunt force or impact

to cause suffering or discomfort to the body

to hit and pass over something or someone with a vehicle, causing damage

to make someone or something unconscious

to harm or injure someone or something

to be on fire and be destroyed by it

to intentionally set fire to something, causing it to burn or be destroyed

to burn something slightly on the surface, causing a change in color without significant damage

to lightly burn something on the surface, causing minimal damage

to burn something lightly

to injure oneself with hot liquid or steam

to violently attack someone

to attack someone aggressively, either physically or verbally

to attack or assault someone or something in a violent or aggressive manner

to force someone to have sex against their will, particularly by using violence or threatening them

to violently hurt a person as a punishment or as a way of obtaining information from them

to subject someone to severe physical suffering

to torture using a device designed to stretch or elongate the body, causing extreme pain

to cause or impose something unpleasant, harmful, or unwelcome upon someone or something

to give a substance containing toxins or harmful elements to a person or animal with the intention of causing illness, harm, or death

(of an animal or insect) to pierce the skin of another animal or a human, typically injecting poison, either in self-defense or while preying