Galling and Harsh

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Galling adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.

Usage example: losing in the last round of play-offs was galling to our home team

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Harsh and galling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Harsh" instead an adjective "Galling".

Nearby Words: gall, galled

Harsh adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.

Usage example: harsh words of criticism from her music teacher

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Galling and harsh are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Galling" instead an adjective "Harsh".

Nearby Words: harshness, harshly

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