harshed

Brought the down

Harshed is the past tense of harsh used as a verb, almost always in the phrase harsh my mellow or harshed my vibe—meaning to ruin someone's relaxed or positive mood.

The usage emerged from stoner and surfer slang: Don't harsh my mellow, man.

Outside this fixed expression, harshed is rare.

mellow

brought down

Caused to fall

bummed out · soured · bad vibes · downer · comedown · buzzkill

buzzkill

downer

Dispiriting experience or thing

party pooper · bummer · letdown · dampener · drag · deflated · squashed · soured · brought down · mood killer

criticized

berated

Scolded severely at length

chastised · reprimanded · dressed down · laid into · ripped apart · blasted · roasted · slammed · trashed · savaged

suppressed

cracked down

Enforced rules severely

stifled · crushed · stamped out · curtailed · squelched · silenced · repressed · tamped down · put down

ruined

wrecked

Utterly destroyed

demolished · trashed · tanked · blew · botched · bungled · derailed · torpedoed · undermined · soured

Opposites
mood impact

harshedmellowed

Became softer, calmer

chilled · vibed · uplifted · boosted · brightened

encouragement/support

harshedencouraged

Gave support and confidence

supported · cheered · heartened · buoyed · validated

Phrases
Family

harsh, harshness, harshly, harshest, harsher

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG