Harsh
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses. Severe or cruel.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To negatively criticize. to put a damper on (a mood).
Example sentence: Man is the unnatural animal, the rebel child of nature, and more and more does he turn himself against the harsh and fitful hand that reared him.
Unpleasant
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Not pleasant.
Example sentence: The hardest thing is to tell the truth about oneself. One doesn't like to remember unpleasant details, but forgetting them makes one's life seem disorganized.