asperity

🇺🇸 /æˈsperəti/ 🇬🇧 /æˈsperəti/
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noun
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Roughness or harshness, especially in speech or behavior.

The teacher's asperity in her voice made the students feel uncomfortable.

translation

n. Roughness or harshness, especially in speech or behavior.

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Plural asperities