harsh in English

adjective

1

unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.

drenched in a harsh white neon light

synonyms: grating, jarring, rasping, strident, raucous, brassy, discordant, unharmonious, unmelodious, screeching, shrill, rough, coarse, hoarse, gruff, croaky, glaring, bright, dazzling, loud, garish, gaudy, lurid, bold

2

cruel or severe.

a time of harsh military discipline

synonyms: cruel, savage, barbarous, despotic, dictatorial, tyrannical, tyrannous, ruthless, merciless, pitiless, relentless, unmerciful, severe, strict, intolerant, illiberal, iron-fisted, hard-hearted, heartless, unkind, inhuman, inhumane, severe, stringent, draconian, firm, stiff, hard, stern, rigorous, grim, uncompromising, punitive, cruel, brutal, austere, grim, spartan, hard, comfortless, inhospitable, stark, bleak, desolate

adjective

grating, jarring, rasping, strident, raucous, brassy, discordant, unharmonious, unmelodious, screeching, shrill, rough, coarse, hoarse, gruff, croaky
glaring, bright, dazzling, loud, garish, gaudy, lurid, bold
cruel, savage, barbarous, despotic, dictatorial, tyrannical, tyrannous, ruthless, merciless, pitiless, relentless, unmerciful, severe, strict, intolerant, illiberal, iron-fisted, hard-hearted, heartless, unkind, inhuman, inhumane
severe, stringent, draconian, firm, stiff, hard, stern, rigorous, grim, uncompromising, punitive, cruel, brutal
rude, discourteous, uncivil, impolite, unfriendly, sharp, bitter, abusive, unkind, disparaging, abrupt, brusque, curt, gruff, short, surly, offhand
austere, grim, spartan, hard, comfortless, inhospitable, stark, bleak, desolate
hard, severe, cold, bitter, bleak, freezing, icy, arctic, polar, Siberian
abrasive, strong, caustic, coarse, rough
coarse
abrasive
rough

Use "harsh" in a sentence

1. Too harsh.

2. Harsh language?

3. That's harsh, man.

4. That is harsh.

5. Harsh and metallic: Brassy tones.

6. And with rain this harsh...

7. / Life seems harsh and cruel.

8. Harsh Words That Displease God

9. Satan is harsh and exacting.

10. Rehoboam’s harsh reply (1-15)

11. He regretted his harsh words.

12. Hey, that's a bit harsh.

13. 15 Jehovah’s justice is not harsh.

14. His voice became harsh and loud.

15. The punishment was harsh and unfair.

16. The harsh sound jangled his nerves.

17. The coastline is rugged and harsh.

18. Acridity: a harsh or sharp quality.

19. A HARSH cry is heard overhead.

20. His Breathing is harsh and wheezy.

21. Bite: a harsh or sharp quality.

22. Budgeting Presented by- Harsh Rastogi M.Sc

23. Because Archaebacteria live in harsh environments

24. Acerbity: a harsh or sharp quality.

25. All this during harsh December weather.

26. The minister received some harsh criticism.

27. Direct illumination is harsh and unflattering.

28. My breathing is harsh and wheezy.

29. Acuteness: a harsh or sharp quality.

30. Abusive: marked by harsh insulting language.

31. Christ was never harsh or abusive.

32. She was harsh to the servants.

33. He paints with harsh, slashing brushstrokes.

34. Aortic stenosis is a harsh systolic murmur

35. The children had had a harsh upbringing.

36. 7 His voice was harsh and menacing.

37. The weather grew harsh, chilly and unpredictable.

38. Ashen Skin Cause #1: Harsh Weather Conditions

39. Do not use harsh alkaline / acid cleaners.

40. Abusive definition is - using harsh, insulting language

41. The lamp gave out a harsh light.

42. Good advice is harsh to the ear.

43. How should we react to harsh speech?

44. Her harsh words stung him into action.

45. Polar habitats are harsh and highly variable.

46. He accused her of being unduly harsh.

47. Canned coffees taste either harsh or insipid.

48. But that only brought more harsh treatment.

49. His harsh words caused her much pain.

50. Press is saying some pretty harsh stuff.