Harshness
Related Definitions
[n] excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
[n] the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
[n] the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
[n] harsh or rough to the ear
Related Terms
abominability, abruptness, acerbity, acidity, acidulousness, acridity, acrimony, acuteness, aggressiveness, animality, aphonia, artificial voice, asperity, astringency, atrocity, austerity, authoritarianism, Babel, bad taste, barbarism, barbarity, barbaro