Meanings
Readings
Common Words
cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe
violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme
very bad; terrible; awful
excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust
severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless
hard (to do); difficult; tricky
intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); inclement
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
exploitation; overuse; abuse
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
cruel; merciless; pitiless; brutal; atrocious; inhuman
tragic; horrible; terrible; dreadful; miserable; ugly; horrifying
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