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harsch

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Meaning of harsh in English:
 
harsh

ADJECTIVE
1Unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.

‘drenched in a harsh white neon light’
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2Cruel or severe.

‘a time of harsh military discipline’
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2.1(of a climate or conditions) difficult to survive in; hostile.
‘the harsh environment of the desert’
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2.2(of reality or a fact) grim and unpalatable.
‘the harsh realities of the world news’
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2.3Having an undesirably strong effect.
‘she finds soap too harsh and drying’
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Origin
Middle English from Middle Low German harsch ‘rough’, literally ‘hairy’, from haer ‘hair’.

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in the harsh light

harsh

ADJECTIVE
unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.
"drenched in a harsh white neon light";·;[more]
synonyms:
grating;·;jarring;·;grinding;·;[more]
cruel or severe.
"a time of harsh military discipline"
synonyms:
cruel;·;severe;·;savage;·;[more]
(of a climate or conditions) difficult to survive in; hostile.
"the harsh environment of the desert"
synonyms:
hard;·;severe;·;cold;·;bitter;·;[more]
(of reality or a fact) grim and unpalatable.
"the harsh realities of the world news"
synonyms:
blunt;·;bald;·;bare;·;simple;·;[more]

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