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   Harsh

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   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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   What does harsh mean in slang?

   • Unpleasantly sharp or rough. Unpleasant, uncomfortable, or hostile to survival. A harsh wilderness; a harsh winter. Rough, crude, or forbidding in appearance. Beneath his harsh exterior. So unpleasantly crude, abrupt, or strained as to be offensive to the mind or feelings. The harsh realities of war. (intransitive, slang) To negatively criticize.

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   What does harshness mean?

   • Harsh actions or speech are unkind and show no understanding or sympathy. He said many harsh and unkind things about his opponents. She's been told that her husband is being harshly treated in prison. ...treating him with great harshness. Something that is harsh is so hard, bright, or rough that it seems unpleasant or harmful.

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   What does Harsch mean?

   • (slang) To put a damper on (a mood). Dude, you're harshing my buzz. From Middle English, from Middle Low German harsch (“rough”), literally "hairy," from haer (“hair”). Cognate with German harsch. Her voice was harsh and raspy. Protected from the harsh winter storms, the valley was already lush and green.

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   What does harshly mean?

   • In a harsh manner; severely. From harsh + -ly. Don't judge Lise harshly, she began. She brushed the dog's fur rather harshly and briskly. The slaves were most harshly treated, and even encouraged by their masters to rob. In Russia the Jews are more numerous and more harshly treated than in any other part of the world.

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   3 too strong and bright; ugly or unpleasant to look at harsh colors She was caught in the harsh glare of the headlights. the harsh lines of concrete buildings opposite soft; 4 unpleasant to listen to a harsh voice; 5 too strong and rough and likely to damage something harsh detergents Ordinary soap can be too harsh for delicate skin.

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   harsh. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English harsh /hɑːʃ $ hɑːrʃ/ adjective 1 conditions harsh conditions are difficult to live in and very uncomfortable SYN severe The hostages are being held in harsh conditions. harsh winter/weather/climate the harsh Canadian winters a young girl suddenly exposed to the harsh realities of life ...

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   4 days ago · d. not smooth to the touch; coarse. 2. unpleasantly crude, abrupt, or strained so as to be offensive to the mind or feelings. the harsh realities of death. 3. rough, crude, or forbidding in appearance. beneath his harsh exterior. 4.

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   1 day ago · Synonyms for HARSH: raucous, discordant, dissonant, grating, guttural, rasping, rough, strident, severe, austere, …

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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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   Define harsh: unpleasant and difficult to accept or experience—usage, synonyms, more.

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