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roughness

noun
  1. harsh or severe speech or behavior
    “men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity”
  2. an unpolished unrefined quality
    crudeness
  3. a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
    raggedness
  4. the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
    harshness
  5. the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
    indentationpitting
  6. rowdy behavior
    disorderlinessrowdinessrowdyism
  7. used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
    choppinessrough water