different between harsh vs pervasive

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

English

Etymology

From Latin perv?sus, from perv?d? (“spread through, pervade”), from per (“through”) + v?d? (“go, walk”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??ve?.s?v/
• (US) IPA^(key): /p??ve?.s?v/

Adjective

pervasive (comparative more pervasive, superlative most pervasive)

1. Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.

   The medication had a pervasive effect on the patient's health.

Synonyms

• (manifested throughout): penetrating, permeating, pervading

Related terms

Translations

German

Adjective

pervasive

1. inflection of pervasiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

pervasive

1. feminine plural of pervasivo