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   Harsh

   /härSH/

   

   adjective

   • 1. unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses: "drenched in a harsh white neon light" Similar gratingjarringgrindingraspingraspystridentraucousbrassyjanglingmetallicear-piercingdiscordantdissonantdisagreeableunharmoniouscacophonousunmelodiousscreechingshrilltinnysqueakysquawkingroughcoarsegutturalhoarsegruffcroakycroakinggrowlygrowlingrare:stridulantglaringbrightdazzlingbrilliantloudflashygarishgaudyluridboldshowycrudevulgarOpposite softdulcetsubdued
   • 2. cruel or severe: "a time of harsh military discipline" Similar cruelseveresavagebarbarousdespoticdictatorialtyrannicaltyrannousruthlessmercilesspitilessrelentlessunrelentinghardstrictintolerantilliberalhard-heartedheartlessunkindinhumaninhumaneunfeelingunsympatheticunmercifulunpityingrare:suppressiveseverestringentfirmausterepunitivedraconianstiffcruelbrutalhardsternrigidrigorousgrimuncompromisinginflexibleausteregrimspartanhardroughseverecomfortlessinhospitablestarkbleakdesolatebarrenbitterwildOpposite enlightenedkindlenientcomfortable
   • ▪ (of a climate or conditions) difficult to survive in; hostile: "the harsh environment of the desert" Similar hardseverecoldbitterbitterly coldbleakfreezingicyicy-coldarcticpolarSiberianglacialextremenastyinformal:BalticOpposite balmy
   • ▪ (of reality or a fact) grim and unpalatable: "the harsh realities of the world news"
   • ▪ having an undesirably strong effect: "she finds soap too harsh and drying" Similar abrasivestrongcausticcoarseroughbristlyhairyscratchyOpposite mildsmooth

   Word Origin Middle English: from Middle Low German harsch ‘rough’, literally ‘hairy’, from haer ‘hair’.

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   The meaning of HARSH is having a coarse uneven surface that is rough or unpleasant to the touch. How to use harsh in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Harsh.

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   HARSH meaning: 1. unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than is necessary: 2. too strong, bright, loud, etc…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHARSH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HARSH definition: 1. unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than is necessary: 2. too strong, bright, loud, etc…. Learn more.

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   adjective. ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners. grim or unpleasantly severe; stern; cruel; austere: a harsh life; a harsh master. Synonyms: bad-tempered, acrimonious, brutal, unkind, unfeeling, hard, brusque. physically uncomfortable; desolate; stark: a harsh land.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › harshHarsh - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of harsh. adjective. disagreeable to the senses. “the harsh cry of a blue jay”. “the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes”. “ harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway”. synonyms: unpleasant. disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings.

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   Definition of harsh adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHARSH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   22 hours ago · adjective. 1. rough or grating to the senses. 2. stern, severe, or cruel. verb. 3. (transitive) slang. to cause (a state of elation) to be diminished or ended (esp in the phrases harsh someone's mellow and harsh someone's buzz ) Collins English Dictionary.