Harsh vs Stinging - What's the difference?
harsh | stinging |
Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
Severe or cruel.
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(slang) To negatively criticize.
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(slang) to put a damper on (a mood).
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As adjectives the difference between harsh and stinging
is that harsh is unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses while stinging is having the capacity to sting.As verbs the difference between harsh and stinging
is that harsh is (slang) to negatively criticize while stinging is .As a noun stinging is
the act by which someone receives a sting.harsh
English
Adjective
(er)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
* genteelVerb
(es)- Quit harshing me already, I said that I was sorry!
- Dude, you're harshing my buzz.
Synonyms
* roughDerived terms
* harshly * harshnessstinging
English
Verb
(head)The Lonely Pyramid, passage=The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom.
Noun
(en noun)- the stingings of scorpions
- stingings of remorse