Harshness

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NOUN

abrasiveness, scratchiness

the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

roughness

the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses

cruelty, cruelness

the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

severity, severeness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness

excessive sternness

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