Harshness - Definition

n 1: the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions [syn:
harshness, abrasiveness, scratchiness]
2: the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating)
to the senses [syn: harshness, roughness]
3: the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
[syn: cruelty, cruelness, harshness]
4: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness
of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
[syn: severity, severeness, harshness, rigor,
rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency,
hardness, stiffness]