Choose the option which best expresses the meaning of the given word. ASPERITY

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Harshness - is the correct answer because the meaning of harshness is "the quality of being unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses, or the quality of being cruel or severe," and this is a synonym for the word asperity because they have the same or similar meaning and can be used synonymously. As a result, this is the correct answer.
Hope -is an incorrect answer since the definition of hope is "a feeling of aspiration or want or wish or ambition," which is not one of the synonyms for the term asperity. As a result, this is an incorrect answer.
Slander is a wrong answer since the meaning of slander is "an oral or spoken defamation," which is not one of the synonyms for asperity. As a result, this is an incorrect answer.
Trouble - is a wrong answer because the meaning of trouble is 'difficulty or problems or issues or inconvenience,' which are not synonyms for asperity. As a result, this is an incorrect answer.