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severe
[ suh-veer ]
adjective
- harsh; unnecessarily extreme:
severe criticism; severe laws.
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- serious or stern in manner or appearance:
a severe face.
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- threatening a seriously bad outcome or involving serious issues; grave:
a severe illness.
- rigidly restrained in style, taste, manner, etc.; simple, plain, or austere.
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- causing discomfort or distress by extreme character or conditions, as weather, cold, or heat; unpleasantly violent, as rain or wind, or a blow or shock.
- difficult to endure, perform, fulfill, etc.:
a severe test of his powers.
- rigidly exact, accurate, or methodical:
severe standards.
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severe
/ sɪˈvɪə; sɪˈvɛrɪtɪ /
adjective
- rigorous or harsh in the treatment of others; strict
a severe parent
- serious in appearance or manner; stern
- critical or dangerous
a severe illness
- causing misery or discomfort by its harshness
severe weather
- strictly restrained in appearance; austere
a severe way of dressing
- hard to endure, perform, or accomplish
a severe test
- rigidly precise or exact
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ˈԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·· adverb
- ··Ա noun
- ··· adjective
- o·ver···Ա noun
- ··· adjective
- su·per···Ա noun
- ܲ·· adjective
- un···Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of severe1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Such events are only likely to become more severe and happen more often, as the planet continues to get hotter due to humanity's emissions of planet-warming gases.
They say the potential impacts of Berwick Bank are becoming so severe that they "overshadow and are undermining" the progress of other, lower impact windfarm applications.
In that time, the prosecutor said Catherine Flynn had suffered "severe injuries" to her face and brain that left her with "no chance" of survival.
Israel has also blocked all deliveries of humanitarian aid and other supplies to Gaza since 2 March, which the UN says has caused severe shortages of food, medicine and fuel.
Since opening its bug bounty programme, Axis has uncovered – and patched - as many as 30 vulnerabilities, says Mr Bastert, including one "we deem very severe".
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