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harshness n. [
abrasiveness, scratchiness] the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
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harshness n. [
roughness] the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
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harshness n. [
cruelty, cruelness] the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
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harshness n. [
severity, severeness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness] excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
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