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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a harsh word" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a comment or statement that is unkind, critical, or severe in tone.
Example: "She regretted saying a harsh word during the argument, realizing it hurt his feelings deeply."
Alternatives: "a cruel remark" or "a severe comment".
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Conspiracy is such a harsh word.
Not a harsh word enters this book.
He never said a harsh word about them.
"There's never been a harsh word," Cometti says.
Violet didn't say a harsh word all day?
He never had a harsh word to say about anyone.
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The last thing McDonald's or any like corporation wants to see is a strong, activist government protecting consumers, whether or not they're capable of adult judgment or are habituated (a harsher word is "addicted") to self-destructive products.
Reckoning, a prerequisite to reconciliation, is a harsher word which entails coming to terms with the calamity, staring at oneself in the mirror, and making amends – historical, political and material.
"Someone said she was being a [jerk]," Robertson said, using a harsher word.
If I could find a harsher word, I would have used it.
"These families give up so much for our safety and our freedom, and to have these jerks -- I won't use a harsher word -- impersonating them like that, I think they should be shot".
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