What does HARSH mean?

Definitions for HARSH
hɑrʃharsh

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  1. HARSHadjective

    Etymology: hervische, German, Skinner.

    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.

    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.

    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.

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

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

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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 Dictionary

  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 Records

  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

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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. Charlie Hall:

    There's just a greater cohesiveness within the family unit that occurs outside with your hands in the dirt, there's not as much eye-rolling when teenagers are told to do something, not as much fighting between siblings. There's fewer harsh words between spouses.

  2. Mike Huckabee:

    It was harsh. And I just want him to show the same kind of anger directed toward the ISIS terrorists, and frankly, all the radical Islamists, that we saw from the French President (Francois) Hollande, that's what we all need to do -- the family of civilized nations needs to get together and we need to destroy them once and for all.

  3. Deniz Ceylan:

    When we look at the content of the cases, they're being launched for unbelievable reasons right now, investigations are launched into criticisms that aren't even harsh or that are humorous in nature.

  4. Amanda Gorman:

    In my poem, I’m not going to in any way gloss over what we’ve seen over the past few weeks and, dare I say, the past few years. But what I really aspire to do in the poem is to be able to use my words to envision a way in which our country can still come together and can still heal. It’s doing that in a way that is not erasing or neglecting the harsh truths I think America needs to reconcile with.

  5. Wendy Williamshas been getting:

    Over the past few days, if you don’t know, I’ve been facing some really harsh criticism from our viewers and other people in the media because of my comments regarding racism, one of my biggest critics was a journalist and activist Roland Martin, who I’ve known for several years, but he did what he thought he had to do.

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