Harshness
Harshness noun - A harsh or sharp quality.
Usage example: there was a harshness about her voice that made her an unlikely but surprisingly evocative singer of torch songs
Maliciousness and harshness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maliciousness" instead a noun "Harshness".
Maliciousness
Maliciousness noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Harshness and maliciousness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harshness" instead a noun "Maliciousness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- brutality and harshness
- brutality and maliciousness
- savagery and harshness
- savagery and maliciousness
- hostility and harshness
- hostility and maliciousness
- bitterness and harshness
- bitterness and maliciousness
- acidity and harshness
- acidity and maliciousness
- acerbity and harshness
- acerbity and maliciousness
- sarcasm and harshness
- sarcasm and maliciousness
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