(n.) The quality or state of being harsh.

Babel Gothicism Spartanism abominability abruptness acerbity acidity acidulousness acridity acrimony acuteness aggressiveness animality aphonia artificial voice asperity astringency atrocity austerity authoritarianism bad taste barbarism barbarity barbarousness baseness bearishness beastliness bite bitingness bitterness bloodlust bluntness bombasticness boorishness brashness broken speech broken tones broken voice brusqueness brusquerie brutality bumpiness cacology cacophony causticity childish treble choked voice choppiness churlishness clamor clash clumsiness coarseness contemptibility contrariety cracked voice cragginess croak crow crudeness cruelty crustiness cumbrousness curtness cuttingness demandingness despicability despicableness destructiveness discipline discord disgustingness dryness dysarthria dyslalia dyslogia dysphasia dysphemism dysphonia dysphrasia edge exactingness extremity falsetto ferociousness fierceness flintiness force foulness fulsomeness furiousness gracelessness granulation grimness grip grossness gruffness gutturalism gutturality gutturalness hardness hatefulness hawking voice heartlessness heaviness heinousness hispidity hiss hoarseness huskiness idioglossia idiolalia ignobility ill-balanced sentences impairment of speech impetuosity impropriety impurity inclemency inconcinnity incorrectness indecorousness inelegance inelegancy inequality inexorableness infelicity inhumanity intensity irregularity jaggedness jangle jar joltiness keenness lack of finish lack of polish leadenness lisp lisping loathsomeness loss of voice malignity mercilessness mere noise meticulousness mindlessness mordacity mordancy murderousness muzzy speech nasal tone nasalization nastiness nauseousness noise noisomeness nonuniformity noxiousness objectionability objectionableness obnoxiousness obscenity odiousness offensiveness piquancy pitilessness poignancy point pompousness ponderousness poor diction pungency putridity putridness quaver raggedness raspiness raucity rebarbativeness regimentation relentlessness remorselessness repellence repellency repugnance repulsiveness rigid discipline rigor rottenness rough air roughness rudeness ruggedness rugosity ruthlessness savagery scraggliness scrapiness scratchiness sesquipedalianism sesquipedality severity shake sharpness short shrift shortness sibilation slipshod construction sourness speech defect speech impediment sternness stertorousness stiltedness sting strictness stridency stringency surliness tartness tastelessness teeth tender mercies terrorism thickness throatiness tooth toughness tremor trenchancy truculence turbulence turgidity twang ugliness uncompassionateness uncouthness uneuphoniousness unevenness unfeelingness unforgivingness ungentleness ungracefulness unmercifulness unrefinement unremorsefulness unseemliness unsmoothness unspeakableness unsympatheticness ununiformity unwieldiness unyieldingness