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Harsh vs Irreconcilable - What's the difference?

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Harsh is a related term of irreconcilable.


As adjectives the difference between harsh and irreconcilable

is that harsh is unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses while irreconcilable is unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.

As a verb harsh

is (slang) to negatively criticize.

As a noun irreconcilable is

something that cannot be reconciled.

harsh

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
  • Severe or cruel.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=November 5 , author=Phil Dawkes , title=QPR 2 - 3 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Great news for City, but the result was harsh on Neil Warnock's side who gave as good as they got even though the odds were stacked against them.}}

    Antonyms

    * genteel

    Verb

    (es)
  • (slang) To negatively criticize.
  • Quit harshing me already, I said that I was sorry!
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  • (slang) to put a damper on (a mood).
  • Dude, you're harshing my buzz.
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  • Synonyms

    * rough

    Derived terms

    * harshly * harshness

    irreconcilable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.
  • Incompatible, discrepant, contradictory.
  • * 1919 ,
  • I amused myself by thinking that in his choice of books he showed pleasantly the irreconcilable sides of his fantastic nature.

    Derived terms

    * irreconcilableness * irreconcilability

    Synonyms

    * (unable to be reconciled) hostile, hateful, antagonistic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that cannot be reconciled.