| harsh | adj 1. unpleasant, grating to the senses, a. (rel to texture) kasar: that material is too ~ for the baby to wear, kain itu terlalu kasar utk dipakai oleh bayi; b. (of colour) garang: the room was decorated in ~ colours, bilik itu dihiasi dgn warna-warna yg garang; c. (of light) menyilaukan mata: in the ~ light, dlm cahaya yg menyilaukan mata; d. (of voice) kasar, garau; e. (of sound) menyakitkan telinga; 2. severe, hard, a. (of person, person’s action) keras: he is very ~ with his children, dia terlalu keras dgn anak-anaknya; the punishment was too ~, hukuman itu terlalu keras; b. (of face, features) cenge, garang; c. (of words etc) kasar, kesat; d. (of weather etc) teruk: the ~ polar weather, cuaca kutub yg teruk; e. (of life, condition) penuh kepayahan: the ~ life of a nomad, hidup nomad yg penuh kepayahan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| soften | 4. subdue, make less harsh (light, sound, outline, etc) melembutkan: the lighting in this room is a little harsh; you’ll need to ~ it, cahaya di dlm bilik ini agak terang; kamu perlu melembutkannya sedikit; the dim light ~ed his craggy features, cahaya yg malap itu melembutkan raut mukanya yg bersegi-segi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| serve | the harsh words he used only ~d to antagonize them further, kata-kata kesat yg digunakannya hanya menyebabkan mereka bertambah marah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| objurgation | n harsh rebuke, kecaman. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sticky | 7. harsh, severe, berat; (of warning) keras: I think the punishment was rather ~ for such a minor offence, saya fikir hukumannya agak berat bagi kesalahan yg kecil spt itu; she was given a ~ warning and sent home, dia telah diberi amaran yg keras dan kemudian disuruh pulang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grinding | adj making a harsh noise, berkeriut: the ~ wheels, roda yg berkeriut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stark | 2. desolate, harsh, gondol; (of landscape) tandus dan suram; (of room, wall, etc) bogel, kosong: the ~ cliffs fell sheer to the ocean, cenuram gondol itu menjunam ke laut; a ~ landscape, pemandangan yg tandus dan suram; a room as ~ as a prison cell, bilik yg bogel spt bilik di penjara; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scathing | adj (of comment, criticism) harsh and scornful, pedas: she smarted from her friend’s ~ rebuke, dia tersinggung dgn teguran pedas kawannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sweet | 3. (pleasant, not harsh or discordant) sedap didengar; (melodious) merdu: the ~ sound of the violin, bunyi gesekan biola yg sedap didengar; the ~ song of the nightingale, nyanyian burung rindu malam yg merdu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unmelodious | adj tdk merdu: a harsh ~ voice, suara yg keras dan tdk merdu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |