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harshness vs murderousness

murderousness vs harshness

harshness and murderousness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
harshness Yes No No No
murderousness Yes No No No
As nouns, murderousness is a hyponym of harshness; that is, murderousness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than harshness:
  • harshness: the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
  • murderousness: cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder
Other hyponyms of harshness include brutality, ferociousness, savagery, viciousness.
harshness (noun) murderousness (noun)
the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder
excessive sternness a bloodthirsty hatred arousing murderous impulses
the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
Difference between harshness and murderousness

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