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Words related to harshness

Related / Similar Words: severity, rigor, rigour, inclemency, hardness, stiffness, cruelty, cruelness, abrasiveness, scratchiness, roughness

Definition:

excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp";

the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance;

the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions;

harsh or rough to the ear;

Hyponyms: ferociousness, brutality, viciousness, savageness, savagery, murderousness, bloodthirstiness, gruffness, hoarseness, huskiness

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