expression
that's a harsh thing to say; you didn't have to put it that way; there was no need to say that
A set phrase used to criticize someone's choice of words as unnecessarily blunt, hurtful, or tactless. Often said in response to a remark that is true but expressed insensitively.
「君の料理はまずいね」と言われて、「言うに事欠いて、そんな言い方ないだろう」と腹が立った。
When someone told me, "Your cooking is bad," I got angry and thought, "That's a harsh thing to say—there's no need to put it like that."