0 unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than is necessary:
harsh criticism
The children had had a harsh upbringing.
We thought the punishment was rather harsh for such a minor offence.
"There is no alternative," she said in a harsh voice.
He said some harsh words (= spoke unkindly) about his brother.
harsh criticism
3 severe and unpleasant:
The harsh light revealed every crevice and wrinkle in his face.
In a harsh economic climate, raises for teachers have become a lightning rod for criticism.
The book confronts the harsh social and political realities of the world today.
The prison sentence seemed rather harsh, considering the triviality of the offence.
The people rebelled against the harsh new government.
The arithmetic was sufficiently unfavourable, even in the short term, that harsh measures were required.
That frustration expressed itself in harsh censure of a metropolis where success apparently had to be won at the price of personal honour.
The trade unions' complaints and demands concentrated on the low wages, the harsh working and living conditions and-of crucial importance-the exploitative kangany-system.
中文繁体
令人不快的, 嚴酷的, （無端地）嚴厲的…
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令人不快的, 严酷的, （无端地）严厉的…
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duro, fuerte, duro/ra [masculine-feminine]…
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severo, duro, áspero…
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厳しい, 辛らつな, 強すぎる…
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kaba, sert, acımasız…
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dur/dure, difficile, criard/-arde…
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dur, fort…
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