harsh

harsh  (härsh)

adj. harsh·er, harsh·est

1. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch. See Synonyms at rough.

2. Disagreeable to the senses, especially to the sense of hearing.

3. Severe, cruel, or exacting: harsh punishment; a harsh overseer.

4. Unpleasant or uncomfortable: a harsh wilderness.

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[Middle English harsk, of Scandinavian origin.]

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harshly adv.

harshness n.

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harsh

Adjective

1. severe and difficult to cope with: harsh winters

2. unkind and showing no understanding: the Judge was very harsh on the demonstrators

3. excessively hard, bright, or rough: harsh sunlight

4. (of sounds) unpleasant and grating [probably Scandinavian]

harshly adv
harshness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	harsh - unpleasantly stern; "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous" rough unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
	2.	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" unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
	3.	harsh - of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave" coarse rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
	4.	harsh - unkind or cruel or uncivil; "had harsh words"; "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"; "a rough answer" rough unkind - lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all"
	5.	harsh - severe; "a harsh penalty" heavy - unusually great in degree or quantity or number; "heavy taxes"; "a heavy fine"; "heavy casualties"; "heavy losses"; "heavy rain"; "heavy traffic"
	6.	harsh - sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character" abrasive disagreeable - not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation"

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harsh

adjective 1. severe, hard, tough, grim, stark, stringent, austere, Spartan, inhospitable, comfortless

adjective 2. bleak, cold, freezing, severe, bitter, icy

adjective 3. cruel, savage, brutal, ruthless, relentless, unrelenting, barbarous, pitiless

adjective 4. hard, sharp, severe, bitter, cruel, stern, unpleasant, abusive, unkind, pitiless, unfeeling << OPPOSITE kind

adjective 5. drastic, hard, severe, stringent, punitive, austere, Draconian, punitory

adjective 6. raucous, rough, jarring, grating, strident, rasping, discordant, croaking, guttural, dissonant, unmelodious << OPPOSITE soft

Translations

harsh [hɑːʃ] adj (= cruel) → duro, cruel (= severe); severo; [words] → hosco; [colour] → chillón/ona; [contrast] → violento

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harsh [hɑːʃ] adj (= hard) → dur(e) (= severe); sévère (= rough) [surface] → rugueux/euse (= unpleasant) [sound] → discordant(e): [light] → cru(e): [taste] → âpre

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harsh [hɑːʃ] adj (sound, light) → grell;

(judge, winter) → streng;

(criticism, life) → hart

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harsh [hɑːʃ] adj (= hard) → duro/a (= severe); severo/a (= unpleasant) [sound] → rauco/a: [colour] → chiassoso/a; violento/a

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harsh

adj harsh [haːʃ]

1 (of people, discipline etc) very strict; cruel That is a very harsh punishment to give a young child. straf, streng قاسٍ суров krutý hård; streng hart σκληρός severo, duro; cruel karm سخت گير kova sévère חָמוּר निष्ठुर krut, strog szigorú kejam strangur, harður severo きびしい 엄격한 griežtas, žiaurus bargs keras wreed streng, rå, hard, brutal surowy duro sever суровый krutý oster surov hård, sträng หยาบ sert, acımasız 嚴厲的 жорстокий, суворий درشت ، سخت nghiêm khắc; lỗ mãng 严厉的

2 rough and unpleasant to hear, see, taste etc a harsh voice; harsh colours. onaangenaam, skel خَشِن، أجَش груб drsný; ostrý; skřípavý; tvrdý hård rauh,grell τραχύς áspero kalk زننده karkea, räikeä dur (au toucher), âpre (au goût), strident (à l'oreille) לֹא נָעִים रूखा, कर्कश oštar, hrapav (glas), drecav (boja) érdes keras skerandi; óþægilegur aspro, sgradevole 不快な 거슬리는 aštrus skarbs; griezīgs garau; garang bars, hard, wreed rå, grov, skarp, harsk chrapliwy, ostry desagradável aspru; strident резкий ostrý; krikľavý hreščeč, kričeč, zoprn drečav skärande, sträv, skarp แสบ (แก้วหู) kaba, sert 刺耳的,刺目的，澀嘴的 неприємний ناخوشگوار khó nghe; chói mắt 不舒适的,刺耳的,刺目的

adv harshly

hard, skel بِقَسْوَه، بِخُشونَه сурово tvrdě hårdt hart τραχιά, σκληρά, απότομα severamente, duramente; ásperamente kalgilt سخت گيرانه karkeasti durement בְּחוּמרָה कर्कशतापूर्वक oporo, oštro, kruto érdesen dengan keras hörkulega aspramente きびしく 엄하게 aštriai, griežtai bargi; skarbi; griezīgi dengan kasar bars, hard, wreed strengt, rått, skarpt szorstko duramente cu asprime сурово prenikavo rezko surovo hårt อย่างเกรี้ยวกราด sert bir şekilde 粗糙地,嚴厲地,苛刻地 суворо; різко سختی سے cay nghiệt; 粗糙地,严厉地,苛刻地

n harshness

hardheid, skelheid قَسْوَه، خُشونَه суровост drsnost råhed; strenghed die Härte τραχύτητα, σκληρότητα severidad, dureza; aspereza kalkus تندی karkeus dureté חוּמרָה कर्कशता oporost, oštrina, hrapavost érdesség kekerasan harka asprezza きびしさ 엄격함 aštrumas, griežtumas bargums; skarbums; griezīgums kekasaran hardheid, wreedheid strenghet, råhet, grovhet szorstkość aspereza asprime суровость ostrosť rezkost surovost hårdhet, stränghet ความเกรี้ยวกราด sertlik, acımasızlık 粗糙的事物,嚴肅 суворість; різкість درشتی tính thô ráp; tính lỗ mãng 粗糙的事物,严肃