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severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness | excessive sternness | ||
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cruelty, harshness, cruelness | the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance | ||
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roughness, harshness | the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses | ||
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harshness, scratchiness, abrasiveness | the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions |