Meaning & use
harsh
Unpleasantly severe, rough, or cruel, especially in tone, judgment, or conditions.
See it in a sentence
The teacher's harsh criticism left the young student close to tears.
Winters in the region are harsh, with temperatures well below freezing.
A note on using this word
Harsh can describe weather and physical sensations as well as tone or treatment of people, unlike words limited to one domain.
Words with a similar meaning
severerough
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
gentlemild
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