Harsh vs Vindictive - What's the difference?
harsh | vindictive | Synonyms |
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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Having a tendency to seek revenge when , vengeful.
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(obsolete) punitive
Harsh is a synonym of vindictive.
As adjectives the difference between harsh and vindictive
is that harsh is unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses while vindictive is having a tendency to seek revenge when , vengeful.As a verb harsh
is (slang) to negatively criticize.harsh
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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 * harshnessvindictive
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Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=The vindictive mockery in her voice made his brain quiver.}}
citation, passage=The victors will exact vindictive penalties and the losers of course will undertake to pay, but none of them realizes that money is going to do the most extraordinary things to them when they begin upon that.}}