harsh

Speech parts

1. harsh - Adjective

2. harsh - Verb

3. harsh - Adjective Satellite

4. Harsh - Proper noun

Meaning

Rough; disagreeable; grating

disagreeable to the touch.

disagreeable to the taste.

disagreeable to the ear.

Unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere; crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough.

Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rough abrasive savage stern hard severe strict sharp cutting tough brutal cruel rugged coarse ruthless
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Antonyms

clement feller cove signor pacific dolce
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Phrases with the word

harsh love harsh punishment harsh words harsh reminder harsh penalizing harsh one's mellow

Examples

Man is the unnatural animal, the rebel child of nature, and more and more does he turn himself against the harsh and fitful hand that reared him. H. G. Wells

Harsh words live in the dungeon of the heart. Norman Mailer

Reality is harsh to the feet of shadows. But will you come? C. S. Lewis

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them. Japanese Proverb

Man is like palm-wine: when young, sweet but without strength; in old age, strong but harsh. African Congo Proverb

This world is a harsh place, this world. African Zulu Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Harryman harse harsens island harsh battle harsh call harsh combat