Harsh
Harsh adjective - Not giving pleasure to the mind or senses.
Usage example: winced at the harsh sound that the beginner violinist was making
Nauseating and harsh are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nauseating" instead an adjective "Harsh".
Nauseating
Nauseating adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Harsh and nauseating are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harsh" instead an adjective "Nauseating".
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Bowdlerise: Subverted; a lot of the harsh language was cut out in cable airings, but that made certain scenes relentlessly bleak and nauseating without even a bit of comic relief (see Body Horror above).
Source: Film / The Thing (1982)
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