noun
- the quality or practice of dealing with others in a severe, strict, or unsympathetic manner; harshness in treatment or discipline
Usage: often used to describe management, governance, or interpersonal conduct
Examples
- The manager's hardhandedness toward late employees created a tense workplace.
- Critics accused the government of hardhandedness in its approach to the protest.
- Her hardhandedness in negotiations left little room for compromise.
- The coach's hardhandedness with the team was effective but unpopular.
- Hardhandedness in parenting can damage a child's confidence and trust.
- The company's hardhandedness in cutting costs resulted in low morale.