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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”), from Old Saxon hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār; the Oxford Dictionary of English derives it from Middle Low German alone.
Pronunciation
Adjective
harsh (comparative harsher or more harsh, superlative harshest or most harsh)
- Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
- Severe or cruel.
harsh decision
harsh penalty
harsh teacher
harsh rule
harsh ruling
2011 November 5, Phil Dawkes, “QPR 2 - 3 Man City”, in BBC Sport:Great news for City, but the result was harsh on Neil Warnock's side who gave as good as they got even though the odds were stacked against them.
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rough
- Aromanian: ascuru
- Bulgarian: груб (bg) (grub), остър (bg) (ostǎr)
- Catalan: aspre (ca) m or f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 粗暴 (zh) (cūbào)
- Czech: hrubý (cs) m
- Danish: ru, grov
- Dutch: ruw (nl), grof (nl)
- Finnish: karkea (fi), kova (fi)
- French: sévère (fr), rude (fr)
- Galician: áspero m, esgrevio
- German: rau (de), harsch (de)
- Greek: τραχύς (el) (trachýs)
- Indonesian: kasar (id)
- Ingrian: kova, raju
- Irish: garg
- Italian: grossolano (it), ruvido (it), rude (it) m, aspro (it) (taste), accidentato (it), gibboso (it), discordante (it) (sound)
- Japanese: 粗悪 (ja) (そあく, soaku)
- Korean: 거칠다 (ko) (geochilda)
- Latin: asper, raucus, immītis
- Latvian: raupjš, rupjš
- Maori: kakawa, tīkākā (to the ears)
- Occitan: rude (oc), aspre (oc)
- Old English: āfor
- Persian: زمخت (fa) (zomoxt)
- Plautdietsch: ruch
- Polish: szorstki (pl)
- Portuguese: áspero (pt)
- Romanian: aspru (ro)
- Russian: жёсткий (ru) (žóstkij), твёрдый (ru) (tvjórdyj), гру́бый (ru) (grúbyj), шершавый (ru) (šeršavyj), шерохова́тый (ru) (šeroxovátyj), зазубренный (ru) (zazubrennyj), неприя́тный (на ощупь) (ru) (neprijátnyj (na oščupʹ))
- Spanish: áspero (es)
- Sundanese: loma
- Swahili: mkali (sw)
- Swedish: sträv (sv)
- Turkish: sert (tr)
- Ukrainian: гру́бий (hrúbyj), суво́рий (suvóryj), різки́й (uk) (rizkýj)
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severe or cruel
- Armenian: դաժան (hy) (dažan)
- Bulgarian: рязък (bg) (rjazǎk), суров (bg) (surov)
- Catalan: sever m, severa f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 嚴格/严格 (zh) (yángé)
- Danish: grov
- Dutch: wreed (nl), zwaar (nl)
- Finnish: tyly (fi), julma (fi), kova (fi), ankara (fi), raaka (fi)
- French: sévère (fr), cruel (fr)
- Galician: severo m, fero (gl), áspero, cru (gl)
- German: unwirsch (de), harsch (de), scharf (de), hart (de), streng (de), schrill (de), herb (de), rau (de), grell (de)
- Greek: σκληρός (el) (sklirós)
- Ancient: χαλεπός (khalepós), ἀμείλικτος (ameíliktos)
- Italian: duro (it), severo (it), crudele (it), rigido (it), rigoroso (it)
- Korean: 냉혹하다 (naenghokhada)
- Latin: acerbus (la), inclēmēns
- Maori: kakawa, taimaha, taumaha, toimaha, whakawiri, tuanui
- Occitan: sevèr (oc)
- Old English: āfor
- Ottoman Turkish: آجی (acı) (of words)
- Polish: szorstki (pl), bezwzględny (pl)
- Portuguese: duro (pt), severo (pt), grosso (pt), grosseiro (pt), cruel (pt)
- Romanian: aspru (ro), sever (ro)
- Russian: ре́зкий (ru) (rézkij), гру́бый (ru) (grúbyj), суро́вый (ru) (suróvyj), стро́гий (ru) (strógij)
- Sanskrit: दारुण (sa) (dāruṇa)
- Spanish: duro (es), severo (es)
- Swahili: mkali (sw)
- Turkish: haşin (tr), gaddar (tr) (individual), zorlu (tr) (all senses)
- Ukrainian: жорстки́й (žorstkýj)
- Volapük: sevärik (vo)
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Verb
harsh (third-person singular simple present harshes, present participle harshing, simple past and past participle harshed)
- (intransitive, slang) To negatively criticize.
Quit harshing me already, I said that I was sorry!
2008, An Na, The Fold:Stop harshing on yourself. Who said you're the ugly sister?
2009, Richard Powers, Gain:“Stop harshing on me, Daddy.” “Harshing?” “Don't yell at me. I didn't do anything.”
- (transitive, slang) To put a damper on (a mood).
Dude, you're harshing my buzz.
1999, Kurt Andersen, Turn of the century, page 508:On their third date, Lizzie had actually said to him, "You're sort of harshing my mellow." It made him wonder if she might be stupid, and not just young.
2003, Robert Ludlum, The Janson Directive, page 355:"They're mostly mercenaries these days. But whose?" "Serbian mercenaries? You're harshing my groove, man. I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that...."
2006, MaryJanice Davidson, Undead and Unpopular, page 776:"Getting back to the issue of the child," Tina said, harshing our buzz as usual, "I really think you should reconsider...."
2008, Kate William with Francine Pascal, Secrets - Page 70:He's totally harshing my vibe," Lila said airily. "Someone should tell him to get over himself. He's lucky I even invited him!"
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put a damper on someone's mood
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