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单词 over-harshness
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over-harshnessn.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈhɑːʃnəs/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈhɑrʃnəs/
Forms: see over- prefix and harshness n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, harshness n.
Etymology: < over- prefix + harshness n., after over-harsh adj.
Excessive harshness.
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the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [noun] > excessive
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > [noun] > excessive
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a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) i. xx. 203 Overharshnesse towards others for faults which we finde in them.
1877 Scribner's Monthly Mar. 652/1 There is a medium between over-liberality and over-harshness.
1970 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 30 113 Every execution should be an act of justice. There should neither be a case of over-harshness nor one of over-leniency.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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