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harsh

English

Etymology

From Middle English harsk, harisk(e), hask(e), herris. Century derived the term from Old Norse harskr (whence Danish harsk (“rancid”), dialectal Norwegian hersk, Swedish härsk); the Middle English Dictionary derives it from that and Middle Low German harsch (“rough”, literally “hairy”) (whence also German harsch), from haer (“hair”); the Oxford Dictionary of English derives it from Middle Low German alone.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /h???/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /h???/
  • Rhymes: -??(?)?

Adjective

harsh (comparative harsher, superlative harshest)

  1. Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
  2. Severe or cruel.

Antonyms

  • genteel

Translations

Verb

harsh (third-person singular simple present harshes, present participle harshing, simple past and past participle harshed)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To negatively criticize.
  2. (transitive, slang) to put a damper on (a mood).

Synonyms

  • rough

Derived terms

  • harshly
  • harshness

Translations

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barbaric

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????????? (barbarikós, “barbaric, savage, fierce”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /b??(?)?bæ??k/, /b??(?)?b???k/

Adjective

barbaric (comparative more barbaric, superlative most barbaric)

  1. of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth
    Antonym: nonbarbaric

Translations

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