Severe Meaning and Definition


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Severe meaning

Word: Severe

How to pronounce: sɪˈvɪə

Adjective

Definitions:

1. (of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense.

Example sentences: "A severe shortage of technicians"

2. Strict or harsh.

Example sentences: "The charges would have warranted a severe sentence"

3. Very plain in style or appearance.

Example sentences: "She wore another severe suit, gray this time"


Synonyms:

austere

rigorous

unforgiving

serious

solemn

strict

stringent

harsh

stark

inclement

steely

exacting

brutal

cruel

murderous

inhuman

oppressive

excruciating

rigid

hard

arduous

laborious

flinty

sorest

gruff

uphill

stern

heavy

extreme

fierce

violent

dangerous

tough

stiff

rough

strong

difficult

grievous

weighty

rugged

trying

sweaty

toilsome

tall

grave

earnest

dour

grim

humorless

dire

formidable

terrible

severe shortage

acute shortage

intense

strenuous

bitter

grueling

backbreaking

burdensome

onerous

sober

forbidding

gruelling

spartan


Antonyms:

soft

gentle


Derivations:

severity

severely

severed


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Severe in Other Languages...

Spanish: Grave

German: Schwer

French: Grave

Italian: Grave

Turkish: Ciddi


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