The meaning of HARSH is having a coarse uneven surface that is rough or unpleasant to the touch.
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HARSH definition: ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect.
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HARSH definition: 1.
unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than is necessary: 2.
too strong, bright, loud, etc..
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Definition of harsh adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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1.
ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment.
2.
grim or unpleasantly severe; stern; cruel; austere: a harsh master.
3.
physically uncomfortable; desolate; stark: a harsh land.
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Something that is harsh is so hard, bright, or rough that it seems unpleasant or harmful.
Tropical colors may look rather harsh in our dull northern light.
harsh′ly, adv.
harsh′ness, n.
2.
brusque, hard, unfeeling, unkind, brutal, acrimonious, bad-tempered.
See stern 1.
3.
rough.
4.
discordant, dissonant, unharmonious.
6.
unesthetic.
Mar 25, 2026 · Adjective harsh (comparative harsher or more harsh, superlative harshest or most harsh) Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
Harsh refers to something unpleasantly rough, severe, cruel, or intense.
It can be used to describe various things such as a sound, conditions, weather, treatment, criticism, or a person.
Unpleasant, uncomfortable, or hostile to survival.
A harsh wilderness; a harsh winter.
