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harsh
[ hahrsh ]
adjective
- ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect:
harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- grim or unpleasantly severe; stern; cruel; austere:
a harsh life; a harsh master.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
- physically uncomfortable; desolate; stark:
a harsh land.
Synonyms:
- unpleasant to the ear; grating; strident:
a harsh voice; a harsh sound.
Synonyms: , ,
- unpleasantly rough, ragged, or coarse to the touch:
a harsh surface.
- jarring to the eye or to the esthetic sense; unrefined; crude; raw:
harsh colors.
- unpleasant to the taste or sense of smell; bitter; acrid:
a harsh flavor; a harsh odor.
harsh
/ ɑːʃ /
adjective
- rough or grating to the senses
- stern, severe, or cruel
verb
- slang.tr to cause (a state of elation) to be diminished or ended (esp in the phrases harsh someone's mellow and harsh someone's buzz )
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ˈԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- l adverb
- n noun
- v· adjective
- over·l adverb
- over·n noun
- ܲ· adjective
- un·l adverb
yvlog History and Origins
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of harsh1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"We know how cruel and harsh the world is" is not necessarily a statement you'd expect to hear from Randall Park.
Trump himself has reserved some of his harshest criticism for historic allies and major trade partners, such as Canada and the EU.
In TLC’s furthering of awareness on OI, the series introduces Jay Manuel and Pamela Chavez by highlighting their upbeat, can-do attitude butting up against the harsh realities of society and their own medical limitations.
Last year’s passage of ballot initiative Prop 36 enacted harsher penalties for some drug offenses, and now the Trump administration is poised to enact sweeping changes.
He said the government should launch a consultation that also examined why those from minority backgrounds received harsher sentences.
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