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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 Word Forms
- l adverb
- n noun
- v· adjective
- over·l adverb
- over·n noun
- ܲ· adjective
- un·l adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of harsh1
Word History and Origins
Origin of harsh1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“We are tired of abusers getting slapped on the wrist. Animal cruelty needs to be taken more seriously, with harsher penalties.”
Due to harsh conditions, people are discouraged from climbing Mount Fuji outside of the official climbing season that starts in early July and ends in early September.
But can he weather the storm in a harsh political environment, and against what he believes are politically driven charges?
President Luis Abinader's government, however, has been criticised for its harsh treatment of Haitian migrants as many are fleeing extreme gang violence and poverty in the capital Port-au-Prince.
There’s a growing sentiment among the immigrant community that it’s best to leave on their own terms and with their property rather than against their will via harsh arrests and deportations.
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