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harshness

'hɑrʃnʌs

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noun
the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses
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roughness

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unpleasantness
noun
excessive sternness
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"the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"

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hardness inclemency rigor rigorousness rigour rigourousness severeness severity stiffness

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strictness sternness
noun
the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
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cruelness cruelty

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malevolence malevolency malice
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the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
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abrasiveness scratchiness

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roughness raggedness

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