harsh

harsh

 (härsh)

adj. harsh·er, harsh·est

1. Disagreeable to one of the senses, as:

a. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing: a harsh voice.

b. Disagreeable to the sense of sight: harsh lighting.

c. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch: harsh burlap.

2. Unpleasant, uncomfortable, or hostile to survival: a harsh wilderness; a harsh winter.

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

4. Disagreeable to the mind or feelings: harsh words.

5. Expressing displeasure or disapproval: gave me a harsh look.

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[Middle English harsk, of Scandinavian origin.]

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harsh′ly adv.

harsh′ness n.

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harsh

(hɑːʃ)

adj

1. rough or grating to the senses

2. stern, severe, or cruel

vb

(tr) slang to cause (a state of elation) to be diminished or ended (esp in the phrases harsh someone's mellow and harsh someone's buzz)

[C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Middle Low German harsch, Norwegian harsk rancid]

ˈharshly adv

ˈharshness n

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harsh

(hɑrʃ)

adj.

1. ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment.

2. grim or unpleasantly severe; stern; cruel; austere: a harsh master.

3. physically uncomfortable; desolate; stark: a harsh land.

4. unpleasant to the ear; grating; strident: a harsh voice.

5. unpleasant or irritating to the body or the senses: harsh detergents.

[1300–50; probably in part < Middle Low German harsch, Middle English harsk (perhaps < Scandinavian)]

harsh′ly, adv.

harsh′ness, n.

syn: See stern¹.

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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 Hundreds of political detainees were held under harsh conditions.

2. bleak, cold, freezing, severe, bitter, icy The weather grew harsh and unpredictable.

3. cruel, savage, brutal, ruthless, relentless, unrelenting, barbarous, pitiless the harsh experience of war

4. hard, sharp, severe, bitter, cruel, stern, unpleasant, abusive, unkind, pitiless, unfeeling He said many harsh and unkind things.
hard loving, kind, sweet, gentle, pleasant, mild, agreeable, merciful

5. drastic, hard, severe, stringent, punitive, austere, Draconian, punitory more harsh laws governing the behaviour, status and even clothes of women

6. raucous, rough, jarring, grating, strident, rasping, discordant, croaking, guttural, dissonant, unmelodious It's a pity she has such a loud harsh voice.
raucous soft, sweet, smooth, soothing, harmonious, mellifluous

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harsh

adjective

1. Having a surface that is not smooth:

coarse, cragged, craggy, ironbound, jagged, ragged, rough, rugged, scabrous, uneven.

2. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:

dry, grating, hoarse, jarring, rasping, raspy, raucous, rough, scratchy, squawky, strident.

3. Having a noticeably sharp pungent taste or smell:

acerbic, acrid, bitter, sour.

4. Rigorous and unsparing in treating others:

demanding, exacting, hard, rigid, severe, stern, strict, tough, unyielding.

5. Cold and forbidding:

austere, bleak, dour, grim, hard, severe, stark.

6. Causing sharp, often prolonged discomfort:

bitter, brutal, hard, rough, severe.

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Translations

خَشِنخَشِن، أجَشقاسٍ

drsnýhrubýkrutýostrýskřípavý

barskhårdstreng

hartraurauhscharfunwirsch

δριμύς

ásperodurocrudoseverocruel

ankara

sévèrevulgaireâcreâpreaustère

oštar

skerandi; óòægilegurstrangur, harîur

duroasprocrudorigidoscabro

厳しい

거친

griežtai

bargsgriezīgsskarbs

hardvochtig

barskharsk

surowy

rigorososevero

грубыйсуровый

osterrezek

hård

รุนแรง

acımasızkabasertşiddetli

khắc nghiệt

不舒适的严厉的刺目的刺耳的苛刻的

harsh

[hɑːʃ] ADJ (harsher (compar) (harshest (superl)))

1. (= severe) [winter, weather, punishment] → duro, riguroso; [words] → duro, áspero; [remarks, criticism, conditions] → duro; [person, sentence] → duro, severo
to be harsh on sb → ser duro or severo con algn

2. (= too bright) [light] → fuerte; [colour] → chillón, estridente

3. (= rough) [fabric, material] → áspero

4. (= rough-sounding) [voice, sound] → áspero

5. (= strong) [detergent] → fuerte; [contrast] → violento

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harsh

[ˈhɑː^rʃ] adj

(= hard) [treatment] → sévère, dur(e); [punishment] → sévère; [words] → dur(e)
the harsh reality of sth → la dure réalité de qch

[climate, winter, weather] → rude

[sound] → discordant(e); [voice] → criard(e); [taste] → âpre; [light] → cru(e)

[chemical, detergent] → corrosif/ive

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harsh

adj (+er)

(= inclement) winter → hart, streng; weather, climate, environment → rau, unwirtlich; conditions → hart

(= severe) words, remarks, criticism → scharf; verdict, sentence, punishment, treatment → hart; discipline → streng; harsh justice → ein strenges Urteil; to be harsh with or on somebody → jdn hart anfassen; don’t be too harsh with him → sei nicht zu streng mit or hart zu ihm

(= abrasive, grating) sound, voice → rau, kratzig; breathing → rasselnd; cleaner, detergent → scharf; wool, fabric → rau; taste, wine, whisky → herb; light, glare, colours → grell; the harsh glare of the sun → das grelle Sonnenlicht; the harsh cries of the seagulls → das Kreischen der Möwen

(= unpleasant, unwelcome) reality, facts, truth → bitter

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harsh

[hɑːʃ] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))

a. (punishment, person) → severo/a, duro/a; (words) → duro/a; (weather) → rigido/a; (taste) → pungente

b. (discordant, voice) → sgradevole; (colour) → chiassoso/a, squillante; (light) → troppo forte; (contrast) → brusco/a

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harsh

(haːʃ) adjective

1. (of people, discipline etc) very strict; cruel. That is a very harsh punishment to give a young child. straf, streng قاسٍ суров duro krutý hart hård; streng σκληρός severo, duro; cruel karm سخت گير kova sévèreחמור निष्ठुर krut, strog szigorú kejam strangur, harður severo きびしい 무자비한 griežtas, žiaurus bargs keras wreedstreng, rå, hard, brutalsurowy زيږ، سخت ، بې رحمه ، ځېړ، بدورګى ، شديد 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 desagradável drsný; ostrý; skřípavý; tvrdý rauh, grell hård τραχύςáspero kalk زننده raaka dur, âpre, stridentלא נעים रूखा, कर्कश oštar, hrapav (glas), drecav (boja) érdes keras skerandi; óþægilegur aspro, sgradevole 不快な 거친, 귀에 거슬리는 aštrus skarbs; griezīgs garau; garang bars, hard, wreedrå, grov, skarp, harsk chrapliwy, ostry زيږ desagradável aspru; strident резкий ostrý; krikľavý hreščeč, kričeč, zoprn drečav skärande, sträv, skarp แสบ (แก้วหู) kaba, sert 刺耳的, 刺眼的，刺鼻的，難入口的 неприємний ناخوشگوار khó nghe; chói mắt 不舒适的，刺耳的，刺目的

ˈharshly adverb

hard, skel بِقَسْوَه، بِخُشونَه сурово duramente tvrdě hart hårdt τραχιά, σκληρά, απότομα severamente, duramente; ásperamente kalgilt سخت گيرانه raa'asti 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, wreedstrengt, rått, skarpt szorstko په ځيړ والى ،په شدت duramente cu asprime сурово prenikavo rezko surovo hårt อย่างเกรี้ยวกราด sert bir şekilde 嚴厲地, 刺耳(眼、鼻)地，難入口的 суворо; різко سختی سے cay nghiệt; 粗糙地，刺耳地，严厉地，苛刻地

ˈharshness noun

hardheid, skelheid قَسْوَه، خُشونَه суровост aspereza drsnost die Härte råhed; strenghed τραχύτητα, σκληρότητα severidad, dureza; aspereza kalkus تندی raakuus dureté חוּמרָה कर्कशता oporost, oštrina, hrapavost érdesség kekerasan harka asprezza きびしさ 엄격함 aštrumas, griežtumas bargums; skarbums; griezīgums kekasaran hardheid, wreedheidstrenghet, råhet, grovhet szorstkość ځيږوالى ، شدت aspereza asprime суровость ostrosť rezkost surovost hårdhet, stränghet ความเกรี้ยวกราด sertlik, acımasızlık 嚴厲，刺耳(眼、鼻)，難入口 суворість; різкість درشتی tính thô ráp; tính lỗ mãng 粗糙的事物，严肃，刺耳

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harsh

→ خَشِن drsný barsk hart δριμύς crudo ankara rude oštar duro 厳しい 거친 hardvochtig barsk surowy rigoroso суровый hård รุนแรง şiddetli khắc nghiệt 苛刻的

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harsh

a. áspero, discordante;

___ sound → sonido discordante.

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harsh

adj áspero

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