Harsh
adjective
Very hard, cruel, or severe.
He was given a harsh punishment for his crime.
Often appears as...
- harsh punishment
- harsh treatment
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Disapproving
adjective
Having a rough or unpleasant sound or noise.
Her voice is quite harsh.
Often appears as...
- harsh sound
- harsh voice
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Disapproving
adjective
Uncomfortably difficult or intense.
The mountain climbers had to face harsh weather conditions.
Often appears as...
- harsh weather
- harsh conditions
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Disapproving
adjective
Unfairly or overly critical.
She was very harsh in her criticism.
Often appears as...
- harsh criticism
- harsh words
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Disapproving
adjective
Very hard, cruel, or severe.
He was given a harsh punishment for his crime.
Often appears as...
- harsh punishment
- harsh treatment
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Having a rough or unpleasant sound or noise.
Her voice is quite harsh.
Often appears as...
- harsh sound
- harsh voice
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Uncomfortably difficult or intense.
The mountain climbers had to face harsh weather conditions.
Often appears as...
- harsh weather
- harsh conditions
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Unfairly or overly critical.
She was very harsh in her criticism.
Often appears as...
- harsh criticism
- harsh words
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity in Actions
Used when actions or their consequences are extreme and possibly more than necessary.
The principal’s decision was harsh, expelling the student for a small mistake.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Gentle
Describes someone's manner that lacks kindness, often feels cold or unfeeling.
His harsh words left her feeling worthless and upset.
Pro Tip 3/3Describing Extreme Situations
Highlights the severity or strictness of a situation, rule, or law.
Their company imposes harsh penalties for breaching the contract.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity in Actions
Used when actions or their consequences are extreme and possibly more than necessary.
The principal’s decision was harsh, expelling the student for a small mistake.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Gentle
Describes someone's manner that lacks kindness, often feels cold or unfeeling.
His harsh words left her feeling worthless and upset.
Pro Tip 3/3Describing Extreme Situations
Highlights the severity or strictness of a situation, rule, or law.
Their company imposes harsh penalties for breaching the contract.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity in Actions
Used when actions or their consequences are extreme and possibly more than necessary.
The principal’s decision was harsh, expelling the student for a small mistake.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Gentle
Describes someone's manner that lacks kindness, often feels cold or unfeeling.
His harsh words left her feeling worthless and upset.
Pro Tip 3/3Describing Extreme Situations
Highlights the severity or strictness of a situation, rule, or law.
Their company imposes harsh penalties for breaching the contract.
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Video examples
Chris Burkard: The joy...
we were pushing aside these ice chunks trying to get into waves. It was an incredible experience, one I'll never forget, because amidst those harsh conditions, I felt like I stumbled onto one of the last quiet places, somewhere that I found a clarity and a connection with the world I knew I would never find on a crowded beach.
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This is Sparta: Fierce...
through thirteen years of relentless, harsh, and often brutal training. The Spartans prized physical perfection above all else, and so the students spent a great deal of their time learning how to fight. To ensure resilience in battle, boys were encouraged to fight among themselves,
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A funny look at the...
sorry the DMV will go away the DMV I know what you say right now there's no way this guy's going to stand up here and make a case for the DMV well I don't know about you but I do not want to live in a world where harsh fluorescent lights endless lines terrible forms to
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The otherworldly...
and acting as food for deep-sea animals. Largely thanks to that, abundant life forms exist in the darkness, adapting to a harsh reality where only the weird and wonderful can survive. Fish with cavernous mouths, spiky teeth jutting from their jaws,
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Filming Antarctica's...
i'm catherine jeffs and i was down in antarctica for the original frozen planet series filming for my winter episode it was really important for us to be able to show how incredibly harsh the existence is from our perspective but actually what's
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The science of milk -...
to help their young survive the harsh, freezing climate. So how is milk made? In the uniquely mammalian process of lactation, a special class of milk-secreting cells known as mammocytes line up in a single layer around pear-shaped alveoli.
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Neanderthals 101 PIPE...
This created a nasal chamber that warmed and humidfied the cold, dry air they'd breathe in northern regions. Apart from adaptations that helped neanderthals survive a harsh, wintry habitat, the species also developed large brains.
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Nail-Biting Leopard...
the wild and that number is still falling the harshness of the winter here hinders their increase in numbers it takes one of these females longer to raise her young to independence than it does a leopard in africa
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Fatal Encounter with...
of death and taking its last breath. Life can be harsh, and these brutal scenarios take place daily in the wild. Thankfully, we aren't there to witness it all.
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Predators Feast on...
the musk oxen and their calves get a reprieve for now but if next winter is harsh and the vegetation too deep under snow grazers like musk oxen will suffer
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Chris Burkard: The joy...
we were pushing aside these ice chunks trying to get into waves. It was an incredible experience, one I'll never forget, because amidst those harsh conditions, I felt like I stumbled onto one of the last quiet places, somewhere that I found a clarity and a connection with the world I knew I would never find on a crowded beach.
Video examples
This is Sparta: Fierce...
through thirteen years of relentless, harsh, and often brutal training. The Spartans prized physical perfection above all else, and so the students spent a great deal of their time learning how to fight. To ensure resilience in battle, boys were encouraged to fight among themselves,
Video examples
A funny look at the...
sorry the DMV will go away the DMV I know what you say right now there's no way this guy's going to stand up here and make a case for the DMV well I don't know about you but I do not want to live in a world where harsh fluorescent lights endless lines terrible forms to
Video examples
The otherworldly...
and acting as food for deep-sea animals. Largely thanks to that, abundant life forms exist in the darkness, adapting to a harsh reality where only the weird and wonderful can survive. Fish with cavernous mouths, spiky teeth jutting from their jaws,
Video examples
Filming Antarctica's...
i'm catherine jeffs and i was down in antarctica for the original frozen planet series filming for my winter episode it was really important for us to be able to show how incredibly harsh the existence is from our perspective but actually what's
Video examples
The science of milk -...
to help their young survive the harsh, freezing climate. So how is milk made? In the uniquely mammalian process of lactation, a special class of milk-secreting cells known as mammocytes line up in a single layer around pear-shaped alveoli.
Video examples
Neanderthals 101 PIPE...
This created a nasal chamber that warmed and humidfied the cold, dry air they'd breathe in northern regions. Apart from adaptations that helped neanderthals survive a harsh, wintry habitat, the species also developed large brains.
Video examples
Nail-Biting Leopard...
the wild and that number is still falling the harshness of the winter here hinders their increase in numbers it takes one of these females longer to raise her young to independence than it does a leopard in africa
Video examples
Fatal Encounter with...
of death and taking its last breath. Life can be harsh, and these brutal scenarios take place daily in the wild. Thankfully, we aren't there to witness it all.
Video examples
Predators Feast on...
the musk oxen and their calves get a reprieve for now but if next winter is harsh and the vegetation too deep under snow grazers like musk oxen will suffer
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Quote examples
Jerry West
American Businessman
I've always been a very harsh judge of talent because if you don't play the game on both ends of the court, and if you don't play hard every night, I'm probably not going to be in love with you as a player. I'm going to respect you because you're good, but these players are unique.
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Jimmy Barnes
Scottish Musician
The music industry is quite brutal and quite harsh and can be spirit shattering, but it's an honour to be a musician because your job is to make sure people enjoy themselves; to make people forget about their troubles.
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Jane Campion
New Zealander Director
I think women don't grow up with the harsh world of criticism that men grow up with, we are more sensitively treated, and when you first experience the world of film-making you have to develop a very tough skin.
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Joshua Waitzkin
American Celebrity
One thing about the business and investing world that I connect to very intimately is that there is little room to deny the harsh realities of your mistakes. A bad call can lose you many millions.
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Kevin-Prince Boateng
German Athlete
I know what's it like when everyone has a go at you, when criticism is harsh, and your family is part of it. This drags you down, and you can't get on with your life.
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J. Michael Straczynski
American Producer
It's really important to me to keep growing as a writer, to look for new challenges and be harshly critical of my own work in order to learn and tell better stories.
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La'Porsha Renae
American Musician
I'm proud of my curves, my daughter, as well as the harsh past that helped shape me into the strong woman I am today.
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Nathan Phillips
Australian Actor
Life's harsh. You can't escape what you are and what you project.
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Isabel Gillies
American Actress
Life is funny, at the same time being totally harsh.
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Mahesh Bhatt
Indian Director
The real world is harsh.
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Jerry West
American Businessman
I've always been a very harsh judge of talent because if you don't play the game on both ends of the court, and if you don't play hard every night, I'm probably not going to be in love with you as a player. I'm going to respect you because you're good, but these players are unique.
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Jimmy Barnes
Scottish Musician
The music industry is quite brutal and quite harsh and can be spirit shattering, but it's an honour to be a musician because your job is to make sure people enjoy themselves; to make people forget about their troubles.
Quote examples
Jane Campion
New Zealander Director
I think women don't grow up with the harsh world of criticism that men grow up with, we are more sensitively treated, and when you first experience the world of film-making you have to develop a very tough skin.
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Joshua Waitzkin
American Celebrity
One thing about the business and investing world that I connect to very intimately is that there is little room to deny the harsh realities of your mistakes. A bad call can lose you many millions.
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Kevin-Prince Boateng
German Athlete
I know what's it like when everyone has a go at you, when criticism is harsh, and your family is part of it. This drags you down, and you can't get on with your life.
Quote examples
J. Michael Straczynski
American Producer
It's really important to me to keep growing as a writer, to look for new challenges and be harshly critical of my own work in order to learn and tell better stories.
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La'Porsha Renae
American Musician
I'm proud of my curves, my daughter, as well as the harsh past that helped shape me into the strong woman I am today.
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Nathan Phillips
Australian Actor
Life's harsh. You can't escape what you are and what you project.
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Isabel Gillies
American Actress
Life is funny, at the same time being totally harsh.
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Mahesh Bhatt
Indian Director
The real world is harsh.
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