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Synonyms for harsh

having a noticeably sharp pungent taste or smell

rigorous and unsparing in treating others

cold and forbidding

causing sharp, often prolonged discomfort

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unpleasantly stern

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disagreeable to the senses

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of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

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unkind or cruel or uncivil

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severe

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sharply disagreeable

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Harsh Vardhan, who has been associated with the RSS since his childhood, made a successful electoral debut in 1993 and has since emerged victorious in 1998, 2003 and 2008 assembly elections.
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CHARSADDA -- Six persons killed include two women and two injured in a cross firing of two families over a dispute of electricity cable and harsh words exchanging here at village Rajjar on Sunday morning.
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