dismay vs harm

dismay

noun
  • Condition fitted to dismay; ruin. 

  • A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits 

verb
  • To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay. 

  • To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet. 

  • To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy 

harm

noun
  • detriment; misfortune. 

  • physical injury; hurt; damage 

  • That which causes injury, damage, or loss. 

  • emotional or figurative hurt 

verb
  • To cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something. 

How often have the words dismay and harm occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )