harsh en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈhäːʃ/ (Australia)
- [ˈhæʃ] (obsolete)
- [ˈhäːʃ] ~ /ˈhɐ̞ːʃ/ (Australia)
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈhæʃ/ (obsolete)
- /ˈhɑːʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhɑɹʃ/ (General-American)
- [ˈhɑɹʃ] (General-American)
- [ˈhɑːʃ] (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈhɐ̞ːʃ] (Australia)
Etymology
From Middle English harsk, harisk(e), hask(e), herris. Century derived the term from Old Norse harskr (whence Danish harsk (“rancid”), dialectal Norwegian hersk, Swedish härsk, Swedish härsken); the Middle English Dictionary derives it from that and Middle Low German harsch (“rough”, literally “hairy”) (whence also German harsch), from haer (“hair”), from Old Saxon hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār; the Oxford Dictionary of English derives it from Middle Low German alone.
Meanings
- Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
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Severe or cruel.
harsh decision
harsh penalty
There were harsher comments from Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas: "The negotiations are in a state of paralysis, and the result of Israel's intransigence and America's backpedalling is that there is no hope of negotiations on the horizon."
2009 November 2, Ian Black, “Arab anger as Hillary Clinton backs Israel on settlements”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020:harsh ruling
Partly because of the heavy burden of government debt built up during his stewardship, and the uncurbed recklessness of the country’s banks, Britain’s recession is already the harshest in Western Europe.
2009 March 29, John F. Burns, “Anglo-American Capitalism on Trial”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2015:Great news for City, but the result was harsh on Neil Warnock's side who gave as good as they got even though the odds were stacked against them.
2011 November 5, Phil Dawkes, “QPR 2 - 3 Man City”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2017:harsh rule
harsh teacher
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more harsh | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| harshest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| harsher | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most harsh | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
overharsh · harshen · harshness · harsh Indian paintbrush · harsh mistress · harshly · harsh noise · harshish · unharsh
Synonyms
shagged · insensitive · scabrous · gimped · stony · iron-hearted · brutal · hard-boiled · marble-hearted · severe · jaggy · strict · forbidding · unsmooth · cold · harsh · stern · callous · icy · asperous · humorless · hard · scabrous · rockhearted · uneven · scraggy · abrasive · unsympathetic · squarrose · stonehearted · coarse · rugose · rigorous · jagged · frosty · thick-skinned · rough · hardhearted · salebrous · harsh · severe · cold-eyed · dour · coarse · flint-hearted · cruel · tough · grim · hardhanded · stonyhearted · rugged · hardened · callous · heartless · unmoved · irregular · insensate
Translations (138)
rup ascuru (rough) · fi karkea (rough) · la asper (rough) · tr gaddar (severe or cruel) · gl áspero (severe or cruel) · pdt ruch (rough) · fi julma (severe or cruel) · ru шершавый (rough) · it aspro (rough) · uk суво́рий (rough) · ota آجی (severe or cruel) · la raucus (rough) · ru шерохова́тый (rough) · fi ankara (severe or cruel) · fr cruel (severe or cruel) · de streng (severe or cruel) · ru зазубренный (rough) · oc rude (rough) · la inclēmēns (severe or cruel) · izh kova (rough) · mi kakawa (rough) · ca aspre (rough) · sa दारुण (severe or cruel) · izh valjo (severe or cruel) · de herb (severe or cruel) · mi whakawiri (severe or cruel) · ro aspru (severe or cruel) · mi kakawa (severe or cruel) · de rau (rough) · ko 냉혹하다 (severe or cruel) · gl severo (severe or cruel) · da grov (rough) · uk гру́бий (rough) · ru твёрдый (rough) · it grossolano (rough) · it rigoroso (severe or cruel) · fr sévère (severe or cruel) · de grell (severe or cruel) · mi taimaha (severe or cruel) · ast severu (severe or cruel) · ru гру́бый (rough) · fi tyly (severe or cruel) · su loma (rough) · sv sträv (rough) · it gibboso (rough) · nl zwaar (severe or cruel) · de harsch (severe or cruel) · da grov (severe or cruel) · pt áspero (rough) · it severo (severe or cruel) · ru ре́зкий (severe or cruel) · tr zorlu (severe or cruel) · oc aspre (rough) · oc sevèr (severe or cruel) · ca sever (severe or cruel) · hi क्रूर (severe or cruel) · nl wreed (severe or cruel) · ga garg (rough) · fi kova (severe or cruel) · pl szorstki (severe or cruel) · sw mkali (severe or cruel) · gl esgrevio (rough) · pt grosso (severe or cruel) · mi tuanui (severe or cruel) · la immītis (rough) · izh valju (rough) · ang āfor (rough) · mi toimaha (severe or cruel) · fa زمخت (rough) · it rude (rough) · cs hrubý (rough) · it ruvido (rough) · ko 거칠다 (rough) · pl szorstki (rough) · ro aspru (rough) · bg остър (rough) · ru стро́гий (severe or cruel) · izh raju (rough) · cmn 嚴格 /严格 (severe or cruel) · bg рязък (severe or cruel) · ja 粗悪 (rough) · bg груб (rough) · gl cru (severe or cruel) · es desalmado (severe or cruel) · lv rupjš (rough) · lv raupjš (rough) · sq rrept (rough) · tr sert (rough) · de rau (severe or cruel) · ru неприя́тный (rough) · da ru (rough) · it duro (severe or cruel) · pt cruel (severe or cruel) · ru гру́бый (severe or cruel) · tr haşin (severe or cruel) · mi taumaha (severe or cruel) · pt grosseiro (severe or cruel) · izh valju (severe or cruel) · de unwirsch (severe or cruel) · id kasar (rough) · el τραχύς (rough) · it rigido (severe or cruel) · ca severa (severe or cruel) · uk різки́й (rough) · ru жёсткий (rough) · fr sévère (rough) · it accidentato (rough) · gl áspero (rough) · bg суров (severe or cruel) · sw mkali (rough) · nl ruw (rough) · hy դաժան (severe or cruel) · uk жорстки́й (severe or cruel) · it crudele (severe or cruel) · pt severo (severe or cruel) · de hart (severe or cruel) · ang āfor (severe or cruel) · ro sever (severe or cruel) · fr rude (rough) · izh valjo (rough) · la acerbus (severe or cruel) · gl fero (severe or cruel) · grc ἀμείλικτος (severe or cruel) · ru суро́вый (severe or cruel) · mi tīkākā (rough) · pt duro (severe or cruel) · fi kova (rough) · vo sevärik (severe or cruel) · fi raaka (severe or cruel) · nl grof (rough) · de schrill (severe or cruel) · it discordante (rough) · cmn 粗暴 (rough) · el σκληρός (severe or cruel) · grc χαλεπός (severe or cruel) · de scharf (severe or cruel) · pl bezwzględny (severe or cruel) · de harsch (rough)