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Adjective harsh has 6 senses
- harsh, rough - unpleasantly stern; "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"
Antonym: pleasant (indirect, via unpleasant)
- harsh - disagreeable to the senses; "the harsh cry of a blue jay"; "harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"
Antonym: pleasant (indirect, via unpleasant)
- harsh - extremely unkind or cruel; "had harsh words"; "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"
Antonym: kind (indirect, via unkind)
- harsh - severe; "a harsh penalty"
Antonym: light (indirect, via heavy)
- brutal, cruel, harsh, rigorous, unkind - used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering; "brutal weather"; "northern winters can be cruel"; "a cruel world"; "a harsh climate"; "a rigorous climate"; "unkind winters"
Antonym: soft (indirect, via hard)
- harsh, abrasive - sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"
Antonym: agreeable (indirect, via disagreeable)
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