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severity
[suh-ver-i-tee]
noun
plural
severitiesharshness, sternness, or rigor.
Their lives were marked by severity.
austere simplicity, as of style, manner, or taste.
The severity of the decor was striking.
intensity or sharpness, as of cold or pain.
grievousness; hard or trying character or effect.
The severity of his loss was finally becoming apparent.
rigid exactness or accuracy.
an instance of strict or severe behavior, punishment, etc.
Other Word Forms
- nonseverity noun
- overseverity noun
- superseverity noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The increase in funding indicates the severity and urgency of the problem.
Following sentencing, the victim's daughter Susan Kohli said she felt angry and disappointed the punishments did not match the severity of the crime.
Facilities in violation frequently resolve citations through appeals, settlements or other alternate routes that lower the severity level of their violation, their fine amount or both, Chicotel said.
Hunter also accused education authorities of "failing quite a large number of children" because they have not recognised the severity of the problem.
Trump said the strength of the restrictions would be graded against the severity of the perceived threat, including from terrorism.
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