harsh

Definition for harsh

adjective as in rough, crude (to the senses)

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bitter, bleak, grim, hard, rigid, severe, sharp, strident

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acrid, asperous, astringent, cacophonous, caterwauling, clashing, cracked, craggy, creaking, croaking, disagreeing, discordant, dissonant, disturbing, earsplitting, flat, glaring, grating, guttural, hoarse, incompatible, jagged, jangling, jarring, noisy, not smooth, off-key, out-of-key, out-of-tune, rasping, raucous, rugged, rusty, screeching, sour, stridulous, tuneless, uneven, unlevel, unmelodious, unmusical, unrelenting

adjective as in nasty, abusive

Strongest matches

bitter, brutal, cruel, grim, hard, punitive, relentless, rude, ruthless, severe, sharp, stern, stringent, tough, unkind, unpleasant

Weak matches

austere, comfortless, cussed, discourteous, dour, gruff, hairy, hard-boiled, hard-nosed, hard-shell, mean, pitiless, uncivil, unfeeling, ungracious, unrelenting, wicked

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However, Lewis and Hope responded with class to the harsh treatment their bowlers received, reaching their half-centuries from 26 balls and 23 balls respectively.

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Scotland feel they were the victim of a harsh red card against Scott Cummings in the Test with the Springboks last week, but they were lucky here on a couple of occasions.

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Rubio, nominee for secretary of state, is among Beijing’s harshest critics, having argued for travel bans on some Chinese officials and for the closure of Hong Kong’s US trade offices.

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There were lots of questions about whether she had been more focused on protecting the Post Office brand than its people, with her attitude towards press coverage placed under a harsh spotlight.

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This isn’t just hyperbole from a harsh Trump critic.

From Los Angeles Times

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