Definitions for harsh
hɑrʃharsh

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. harsh, roughadjective

   unpleasantly stern

   "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"

2. harshadjective

   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. coarse, harshadjective

   of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

   "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"

4. harsh, roughadjective

   unkind or cruel or uncivil

   "had harsh words"; "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"; "a rough answer"

5. harshadjective

   severe

   "a harsh penalty"

6. harsh, abrasiveadjective

   sharply disagreeable; rigorous

   "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harshverb

   To negatively criticize.

   Quit harshing me already, I said that I was sorry!

2. harshverb

   to put a damper on (a mood).

   Dude, you're harshing my buzz.

3. harshadjective

   Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.

4. harshadjective

   Severe or cruel.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HARSHadjective

   Etymology: hervische, German, Skinner.

   1. Austere; roughly sour.

   Our nature here is not unlike our wine;
   Some sorts, when old, continue brisk and fine:
   So age’s gravity may seem severe,
   But nothing harsh or bitter ought t’ appear. John Denham.

   Sweet, bitter, sour, harsh and salt, are all the epithets we have to denominate that numberless variety of relishes. John Locke.

   The same defect of heat which gives a fierceness to our natures, may contribute to that roughness of our language, which bears some analogy to the harsh fruit of colder countries. Jonathan Swift, to the Lord High Treasurer.

   2. Rough to the ear.

   A name unmusical to Volscian ears,
   And harsh in sound to thine. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Age might, what nature never gives the young,
   Have taught the smoothness of thy native tongue;
   But satire needs not that, and wit will shine
   Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line. Dryden.

   The unnecessary consonants made their spelling tedious, and their pronunciation harsh. Dryden.

   Thy lord commands thee now
   With a harsh voice, and supercilious brow,
   To servile duties. John Dryden, Pers. Sat. 5.

   3. Crabbed; morose; peevish.

   He was a wise man and an eloquent; but in his nature harsh and haughty. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   Bear patiently the harsh words of thy enemies, as knowing that the anger of an enemy admonishes us of our duty. Taylor.

   No harsh reflection let remembrance raise;
   Forbear to mention what thou can’st not praise. Matthew Prior.

   A certain quickness of apprehension inclined him to kindle into the first motions of anger; but, for a long time before he died, no one heard an intemperate or harsh word proceed from him. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   4. Rugged to the touch.

   Black feels as if you were feeling needles points, or some harsh sand; and red feels very smooth. Robert Boyle, on Colours.

   5. Unpleasing; rigorous.

   With eloquence innate his tongue was arm’d;
   Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charm’d. Dryd.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harsh

   Harsh refers to something unpleasantly rough, severe, cruel, or intense. It can be used to describe various things such as a sound, conditions, weather, treatment, criticism, or a person. Generally, it implies a lack of gentleness, kindness, or affection.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Harshadjective

   rough; disagreeable; grating

2. Harshadjective

   disagreeable to the touch

3. Harshadjective

   disagreeable to the taste

4. Harshadjective

   disagreeable to the ear

5. Harshadjective

   unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere; crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough

6. Harshadjective

   having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony

7. Etymology: [OE. harsk; akin to G. harsch, Dan. harsk rancid, Sw. hrsk; from the same source as E. hard. See Hard, a.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Harsh

   härsh, adj. rough: bitter: jarring: abusive: severe: unkind.—v.t. Harsh′en, to render harsh.—adv. Harsh′ly.—n. Harsh′ness. [M. E. harsk, a northern word; cf. Sw. härsk and Dan. harsk, rancid, Ger. harsch, hard.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HARSH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Harsh is ranked #9544 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Harsh surname appeared 3,407 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Harsh.
   
   93.3% or 3,180 total occurrences were White.
   2.1% or 72 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.8% or 62 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.2% or 44 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 37 total occurrences were Black.
   0.3% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'harsh' in Adjectives Frequency: #687

How to pronounce harsh?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say harsh in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of harsh in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of harsh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of harsh in a Sentence

1. Raequan McIver:

   My mentor... told me about his time in jail, the harsh experiences he had encountered while in there, he told me,' I spent decades watching my kids grow up without me. The thing I loved the most, I had to leave. Is it worth it ?'.

2. T J:

   Think about the problem. Find the solution. Don't be harsh. Be the real human.”

3. Ramsey County:

   I'm not going to continue to perpetuate these unjust practices, these police practices, that have really harsh results to our community, we really need to start thinking about the actual negative impact this has with police and community relationships and the outright racial disparity is telling by looking at the numbers.

4. Sol Campbell:

   You just don't know. What if? i watch games now and I see people pushing and scoring. And it can be really blatant and the goal is given. That's the luck of the draw sometimes which is harsh to say, but it is.

5. Justice Warren E. Burger:

   ... ours is a sick profession marked by incompetence, lack of training, misconduct and bad manners. Ineptness, bungling, malpractice, and bad ethics can be observed in court houses all over this country every day ... these incompetents have a seeming unawareness of the fundamental ethics of the profession. ... the harsh truth is that ... we may well be on our way to a society, overrun by hordes of lawyers, hungry as locusts, and brigades of judges in numbers never before contemplated.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=harsh
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Harsh
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=harsh
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harsh
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=harsh
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html