harsh
adjective
uk/hɑːʃ/us/hɑːrʃ/harshadjective(UNKIND)
C1
unpleasant,unkind,cruel, or moreseverethan isnecessary:
令人不快的；严酷的；（无端地）严厉的harshcriticism严厉的批评
Thechildrenhad had a harshupbringing.孩子们的家教很严。
Wethoughtthepunishmentwasratherharsh for such aminoroffence.我们认为对这样的小错，这种惩罚太严酷了。
"There is noalternative," she said in a harshvoice.“没有选择的余地。”她用生硬的口气说道。
He said some harshwords(=spokeunkindly)about hisbrother.他说了他兄弟一些难听的话。
Synonyms
austere
barbaric
barbarousformal
bleak
brutal
callous
comfortlessformal
cruel
despotic
hard(SEVERE)
inhospitable(PLACE)
inhuman
rough(DIFFICULT)
sadistic
savage
severe(VERY SERIOUS)
spartan
tyrannical
tyrannous
vicious
- The harshlightrevealedeverycreviceandwrinklein hisface.
- In a harsheconomicclimate,raisesforteachershavebecomealightningrodforcriticism.
- Thebookconfrontsthe harshsocialandpoliticalrealities of theworldtoday.
- Theprisonsentenceseemedratherharsh,consideringthetrivialityof theoffence.
- Thepeoplerebelledagainst the harsh newgovernment.
Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
- acerbic
- acerbity
- acidly
- anti-cruelty
- anti-humanitarian
- cruelty
- cutthroat
- fiendish
- fiendishness
- hard-hearted
- nastily
- nastiness
- nasty
- pitiless
- pitilessly
- uncharitably
- unchristian
- uncompassionate
- unfeeling
- ungenerous
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Severe
harshadjective(TOO STRONG)
C1
toostrong,bright,loud, etc.:
刺眼的；刺耳的；过于强烈的harshchemicals/lighting过于刺激的化学品／刺眼的光线
Synonyms
cacophonous
discordant
dissonantformalorspecialized
grating
shrill
strident(LOUD)
tuneless
Opposites
euphoniousformal
harmonious(MUSIC)
melodiousformal
tuneful
The qualities of colour
- brightly
- brightness
- colourful
- colourfully
- darken
- darkness
- flamboyance
- fluorescent
- garish
- lurid
- non-fluorescent
- non-yellowing
- pastel
- prismatic
- psychedelic
- pure
- riot
- violent
- vivid
- vividness