how to pronounce harshness

/ˈhɑːɹʃnəs/

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harshness is pronounced in two syllables

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hɑːɹʃnəs

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An example use of harshness in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… don't let the harshness of this past …”

meanings of harshness

noun:

  1. The quality of being harsh.

harshness frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word harshness occurs in english on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics harshness can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that harshness can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;

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