Dictionary entry
Harshness
Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːʃnəs/
Pronunciation
/ˈhɑːʃnəs/
Myanmar Meaning
(n) တင်းမာခြင်း။တင်းကျပ်ခြင်း။ခက်ထန်ခြင်း။နားဝင်မချိုခြင်း။ကြမ်းတမ်းခြင်း။
Definition
harsh /hɑ:ʃ/ adj ( -er, -est ) ၁။ ၾကမ္းတမ္းေသာ။ စူးဝါးေသာ။ စူးရွေသာ။ စူးေသာ။ စူးရဲေသာ။ a harsh texture/ voice/ light/ colour ❍ be harsh to the ear/ eye/ touch. ၂။ (က) ရက္စက္ေသာ။ ျပင္းထန္ေသာ။ a harsh judge/ sentence/ punishment ❍ harsh criticisms. (ခ) of weather or living conditions ) ျပင္းထန္ေသာ။ ၾကမ္းတမ္းေသာ။ a harsh climate ❍ harsh prison conditions ❍ We have to face up to the harsh realities of life. harshly adv : be harshly treated. harshness n [U]
Examples
- The harsh environment of the desert
- Ilie remembers the harsh living conditions in Romania.
- Harsh words were spoken in the dressing room after the match.
- The judge is known for his harsh sentences.
- [harsh on] : The law has been harsher on soldiers than it has on civilians.
- He had a loud harsh voice.
- The harsh glare of a naked light bulb
- This was Tim’s first experience of the harsh realities of life.
- Harsh cleaning chemicals