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1. (adj.) harsh
ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect:
harsh treatment.
2. harsh
grim or unpleasantly severe; stern; cruel; austere:
a harsh master.
3. harsh
physically uncomfortable; desolate; stark:
a harsh land.
4. harsh
unpleasant to the ear; grating; strident:
a harsh voice.
5. harsh
unpleasant or irritating to the body or the senses:
harsh detergents.
Etymology: (1300–50; prob. in part < MLG harsch, ME harsk (perh. < Scand))
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| Definition of 'harsh' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) harsh, rough
unpleasantly stern
"wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"
2. (adj) harsh
disagreeable to the senses
"the harsh cry of a blue jay"; "harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"
3. (adj) coarse, harsh
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
"coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"
4. (adj) harsh, rough
unkind or cruel or uncivil
"had harsh words"; "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"; "a rough answer"
5. (adj) harsh
severe
"a harsh penalty"
6. (adj) harsh, abrasive
sharply disagreeable; rigorous
"the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"
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1. (adjective) harsh
unkind and sometimes considered to be unfair
harsh words; a harsh punishment; the harsh reality/truth
2. harsh
(of weather, conditions, etc.) severe and difficult to live in
a harsh climate; prisoners suffering in harsh living conditions
3. harsh
unpleasantly loud, bright, etc.
a harsh-sounding voice
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) harsh
rough; disagreeable; grating
2. (adj) harsh
disagreeable to the touch
3. (adj) harsh
disagreeable to the taste
4. (adj) harsh
disagreeable to the ear
5. (adj) harsh
unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere; crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough
6. (adj) harsh
having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony
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Sense: (of people, discipline etc) very strict; cruel
That is a very harsh punishment to give a young child.
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 Afrikaans: straf, streng |
 Arabic: قاسٍ |
 Bulgarian: суров |
 Brazilian: duro |
 Czech: krutý |
 German: hart |
 Danish: hård; streng |
 Greek: σκληρός |
 Spanish: severo, duro; cruel |
 Estonian: karm |
 Farsi: سخت گير |
 Finnish: kova |
 French: sévère |
 Hebrew: חָמוּר |
 Hindi: निष्ठुर |
 Croatian: krut, strog |
 Hungarian: szigorú |
 Indonesian: kejam |
 Icelandic: strangur, harður |
 Italian: severo |
 Japanese: きびしい |
 Korean: 무자비한 |
 Lithuanian: griežtas, žiaurus |
 Latvian: bargs |
 Malay: keras |
 Dutch: wreed |
 Norwegian: streng, rå, hard, brutal |
 Polish: surowy |
 Persian: سخت گير |
 Pashto: زيږ، سخت ، بې رحمه ، ځېړ، |
 Portuguese: duro |
 Romanian: sever |
 Russian: суровый |
 Slovak: krutý |
 Slovenian: oster |
 Serbian: surov |
 Swedish: hård, sträng |
 Thai: หยาบ |
 Turkish: sert, acımasız |
 Taiwanese: 嚴厲的 |
 Ukrainian: жорстокий, суворий |
 Urdu: درشت ، سخت |
 Vietnamese: nghiêm khắc; lỗ mãng |
 Chinese: 严厉的 |
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