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Harshness or sharpness in tone, nature or character

The state of being cold-hearted or uncaring

Barren, rugged, and generally not conducive to life or living

A rigorous imposition of standards

A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power

The deepest malignity or spite

Stiffness or severity

Lack of harmony among musical notes

The principles and practices of an ascetic

Destructiveness or criticism

The measurable amount, force or strength of a property

The state or quality of being vulgar

A severe or uncomfortable degree of coldness

The state of having a grim or severe manner or appearance

A severe or uncomfortable degree of coldness

The quality of being hoarse, of having a dry harsh voice

The state or fact of lacking tact or class in one's comportment

Raucousness or boisterousness

Ruggedness or cragginess

The quality of being unambiguous

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Harshness or sharpness in tone, nature or character

acrimoniousness

disagreeableness

powerful quality

superciliousness

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“A tone of abrupt harshness.”

Noun

The state of being cold-hearted or uncaring

hardheartedness

cold-bloodedness

cold-heartedness

remorselessness

hard-heartedness

bloodthirstiness

insensitiveness

inconsiderateness

unresponsiveness

stony-heartedness

lack of sympathy

unfair treatment

mean-spiritedness

uncharitableness

disagreeableness

compassionlessness

unforgivingness

stone-heartedness

rough treatment

cruel treatment

lack of feeling

lack of compassion

black-heartedness

lack of charity

impenetrability

act of violence

act of brutality

act of savagery

act of wickedness

barbarous cruelty

unbridled cruelty

act of barbarity

uncivilizedness

primitive culture

outrageous behavior

destructiveness

lack of control

strong-arm tactics

lack of restraint

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Noun

Barren, rugged, and generally not conducive to life or living

“Millet's inclusion of the peasant woman and her animals, relatively small in scale, emphasizes the largeness and the harshness of the landscape, as well as the insignificance of humans.”

Noun

A rigorous imposition of standards

hardheartedness

authoritarianism

remorselessness

punishing nature

unforgiving nature

demanding nature

pertinaciousness

opinionatedness

self-opinionatedness

single-mindedness

unreceptiveness

cold-heartedness

unforgivingness

narrow-mindedness

intractableness

uncooperativeness

strong-mindedness

bull-headedness

unmanageableness

bloody-mindedness

wrong-headedness

contumaciousness

unreasonableness

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“They treated him with extreme harshness.”

Noun

A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power

totalitarianism

authoritarianism

unreasonableness

high-handedness

undemocratic rule

harsh discipline

reign of terror

heavy-handedness

totalitarian government

single party rule

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Noun

The deepest malignity or spite

uncharitableness

hardness of heart

contentiousness

superciliousness

acrimoniousness

dissatisfaction

extreme dislike

evil intentions

mean-spiritedness

hateful feeling

chip on your shoulder

ill-disposedness

personality conflict

mutual hostility

incompatibility

argumentativeness

contradistinction

strong aversion

intense dislike

cantankerousness

mischievousness

quarrelsomeness

disputatiousness

destructiveness

disagreeableness

difference of opinion

misunderstanding

stand-offishness

inharmoniousness

bad-temperedness

lack of agreement

divided loyalties

lack of concord

insubordination

willingness to fight

conflict of opinion

internal strife

compassionlessness

cold-heartedness

hard-heartedness

disillusionment

disapprobation of

dissatisfaction with

displeasure with

disinclination towards

having no use for

inconsiderateness

hardheartedness

strained relations

discontent with

obstructiveness

hostile behavior

fighting spirit

standoffishness

bee in your bonnet

civil disobedience

unscrupulousness

smallmindedness

contemptibleness

unwillingness to accept

refusal to accept

lack of enthusiasm for

reluctance to accept

disinclination to accept

formal complaint

taking exception

counter-argument

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Noun

Stiffness or severity

Noun

Lack of harmony among musical notes

inharmoniousness

unmelodiousness

lack of harmony

tintinnabulation

twelve-tone scale

twelve-note scale

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The principles and practices of an ascetic

self-discipline

self-abnegation

self-mortification

other-worldliness

mortification of the flesh

self-deprivation

parsimoniousness

close-fistedness

tight-fistedness

tightfistedness

acquisitiveness

lack of indulgence

unmarried state

good management

single blessedness

scrimping and saving

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Noun

Destructiveness or criticism

destructiveness

Noun

The measurable amount, force or strength of a property

tempestuousness

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Noun

The state or quality of being vulgar

ostentatiousness

lack of refinement

pretentiousness

conspicuousness

self-advertisement

meretriciousness

window-dressing

grandstand play

ceremoniousness

splendiferousness

pomp and circumstance

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Noun

A severe or uncomfortable degree of coldness

low temperature

Noun

The state of having a grim or severe manner or appearance

Noun

A severe or uncomfortable degree of coldness

low temperature

Noun

The quality of being hoarse, of having a dry harsh voice

a frog in your throat

Noun

The state or fact of lacking tact or class in one's comportment

discourteousness

ungentlemanliness

lack of refinement

unsophisticatedness

disrespectfulness

inconsiderateness

inconsideration

lack of sophistication

thoughtlessness

distastefulness

unacceptability

ill-manneredness

lack of politeness

lack of manners

unladylike behaviour

ungentlemanly behaviour

lack of respect

lack of social grace

inappropriateness

unscrupulousness

injudiciousness

unprofessionalism

unwholesomeness

unfortunateness

inapplicability

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Raucousness or boisterousness

Noun

Ruggedness or cragginess

mountainousness

Noun

The quality of being unambiguous

Noun

Insolence

discourteousness

disrespectfulness

presumptuousness

inconsiderateness

inconsideration

lack of manners

misbehaviour^UK

ungentlemanly behaviour

unladylike behaviour

lack of diplomacy

unthoughtfulness

thoughtlessness

ill-manneredness

lack of civility

lack of respect

lack of refinement

lack of social grace

absent-mindedness

inattentiveness

inhospitableness

improper behavior

disagreeableness

objectionableness

lack of politeness

injudiciousness

lack of consideration

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