different between harsh vs unwelcome

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

un- +? welcome

Adjective

unwelcome (comparative more unwelcome, superlative most unwelcome)

1. Not welcome.

Translations

Verb

unwelcome (third-person singular simple present unwelcomes, present participle unwelcoming, simple past and past participle unwelcomed)

1. (transitive, rare) To treat as unwelcome.
   • 1992, Selections from National Press (page 92)

     Devils and angels stood side by side on one platform to unwelcome him.

   • 2013, Amber Lim, Different Worlds (page 303)

     'You could've said so if you're unwelcoming us. We could've just leave^[sic]!' I ranted and walked back into the room, away from the balcony.