Harshness: meaning, definitions and examples
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harshness
[ ˈhɑːʃnəs ]
in behavior
The quality of being unpleasantly rough or severe; cruelty or unkindness.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The harshness of his words left her feeling hurt.
- She couldn't bear the harshness of his treatment towards her.
in sound
The quality of being unpleasantly rough or grating to the ears.
Synonyms
discordance, grating, roughness
Examples of usage
- The harshness of the music made her cover her ears.
- I couldn't stand the harshness of the sound coming from the speakers.
Translations
Translations of the word "harshness" in other languages:
🇵🇹 dureza
- severidade
- aspereza
🇮🇳 कठोरता
🇩🇪 Härte
- Strenge
- Rauheit
🇮🇩 kekerasan
- ketegasan
- kekasaran
🇺🇦 жорсткість
- суворість
- грубість
🇵🇱 surowość
- twardość
- szorstkość
🇯🇵 厳しさ (きびしさ)
🇫🇷 dureté
- sévérité
- rudesse
🇪🇸 dureza
- severidad
- aspereza
🇹🇷 sertlik
- katılık
- haşinlik
🇰🇷 엄격함
- 거친
- 냉혹함
🇸🇦 قسوة
- صرامة
- خشونة
🇨🇿 tvrdost
- přísnost
- drsnost
🇸🇰 tvrdosť
- prísnosť
- drsnosť
🇨🇳 严酷 (yánkù)
- 严厉 (yánlì)
- 粗糙 (cūcāo)
🇸🇮 trdota
- strogost
- grobost
🇮🇸 hörku
- strangleiki
- hrjúfleiki
🇰🇿 қаталдық
- қаттылық
- дөрекілік
🇬🇪 სიმკაცრე
- სიძნელე
- უხეშობა
🇦🇿 sərtlik
- sərtlik
- kobudluq
🇲🇽 dureza
- severidad
- aspereza