Vocabulary
Harsh
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.
Urdu meaning
سخت، تلخ، ناگوار
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The ongoing TTP insurgency in parts of KP, which has caused the displacement of thousands of families in some areas, as well as destruction and displacement resulting from harsh weather, will only add to the emergency.
- Second, the government and the Fund must both wake up to the harsh realitythat the rural economy is undergoing a severe downturn.
- Since mid-August, harsh weather conditions have left hundreds of people dead, while uprooting thousands from their homes.
- In social media posts on X, he assailed India often in harsh language.
- According to them, harsh punitive actions had been introduced unilaterally, triggering widespread fear among traders, SMEs and manufacturers.
Synonyms
grating, jarring, grinding, rasping, raspy, strident, raucous, brassy, jangling, metallic
Antonyms
soft, dulcet, subdued
Curator example
“drenched in a harsh white neon light”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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