asperity
The quality of having a rough or uneven surface; roughness, unevenness; a protruding or rough area or point on a surface; a protrusion.
(geology) A section of a fault line with high friction, such that there is no movement along this part of the fault except during an earthquake.
(figurative) The quality of being difficult or unpleasant to experience; a thing that is harsh and difficult to endure; a difficulty, a hardship.
(figurative) The quality of being harsh or severe in the way one behaves or speaks toward another person; a deeply hostile or resentful feeling; an animosity, a hatred.
But here he was set right by Mrs. Bennet, who assured him with some asperity that they were very well able to keep a good cook, and that her daughters had nothing to do in the kitchen.
Of sound: gratingness, harshness.
Of taste: harshness or sharpness; acridity, tartness.
Of writing: a lack of elegance and refinement; inelegance, roughness.
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