Harsh
Harsh adjective - Difficult to endure.
Usage example: harsh conditions in the refugee camp
Mild
Mild adjective - Marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low.
Usage example: the mild weather that makes springtime such a delight
Both words in one sentence
- Mostly this form of abuse is a lot more mild than a person who is intentionally doing it, but its effects can still be harsh to the victim even after abuse has stopped.
Source: Useful Notes / Abuse -
Many hellektro/terror-EBM/aggrotech artists, such as Funker Vogt(Jens Kastel) and Suicide Commando(Johan van Roy), are quite good-looking and mild-mannered, in contrast to the genre's extremely harsh, angsty vibe.
Source: Scary Musician, Harmless Music
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