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   Se·vere

   /səˈvir/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense: "a severe shortage of technicians" Similar acutevery badseriousgravecriticaldiredrasticgrievousextremedreadfulterribleawfulfrightfulappallingsorealarmingworryingdistressingdangerousperilouslife-threateningperacuteprofoundarchaic, humorous:parlousfierceviolentstrongwildpowerfulforcefulintensetempestuousturbulenttumultuousexcruciatingagonizingviolentintensedreadfulawfulterriblefrightfulunbearableintolerableunendurablestabbingshootinginformal:splittingthumpingpoundingOpposite minornegligiblegentleslight
   • ▪ demanding great ability, skill, or resilience: "a severe test of stamina" Similar very difficultdemandinghardtougharduousformidabletaxingexactingrigorouspunishingonerousgruelingburdensomeheavyback-breakinguphillstiffOpposite easysimple
   • 2. strict or harsh: "the charges would have warranted a severe sentence" Similar harshhardbitterbitterly coldcoldbleakfreezingicyarcticpolarSiberianextremenastyharshscathingsharpstrongfierceferociousstringentsavageblisteringsearingstingingscorchingdevastatingmordanttrenchantcausticbitingcuttingwitheringrigorousunsparingsmartsoundextortionateexcessiveunreasonableinordinateoutrageoussky-highharshstiffpunitivepunishingpenalswingeingstrictsternrigorousharshhardinflexibleuncompromisinginexorableimplacablerigidunbendingrelentlessunrelentingunyieldingmercilesspitilessruthlessdraconianoppressiverepressivepunitiveroughnastytyrannicaliron-fistediron-handedbrutalinhumancruelsavageinformal:solidOpposite mildmildlenientlax
   • 3. very plain in style or appearance: "she wore another severe suit, gray this time" Similar plainsimplerestrainedunadornedundecoratedunembellishedunornamentedausterechastesparestarkultra-plainunfussywithout frillsspartanasceticmonasticpuritanicalfunctionalclinicalunclutteredclassicOpposite ornatefancy

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in severe (sense 2)): from French sévère or Latin severus.

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   severe meaning, definition, what is severe: severe problems, injuries, illnesses etc...: Learn more.

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   Definition of severe adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Etymology

   From Middle French, from Latin severus (“severe, serious, grave in demeanor”).

   Pronunciation

   1. (UK) IPA(key): /sɪˈvɪə/ 2. (US) IPA(key): /sɪˈvɪɹ/ 3. (Canada) IPA(key): /sɪˈviːɹ/, /-vɪɹ/ 4. Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

   Adjective

   severe (comparative severer or more severe, superlative severest or most severe) 1. Very bad or intense. 1.1. Antonyms: mild, en, minor 1.1. 2012 January, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, in American Scientist‎, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 26 January 2012, page 70: 1.1.1. Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severedrought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical di...

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   Pronunciation

   1. IPA(key): [seˈvere] 2. Rhymes: -ere 3. Hyphenation: se‧ve‧re

   Adverb

   severe 1. severely

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   Pronunciation

   1. IPA(key): /seˈvɛ.re/ 2. Rhymes: -ɛre 3. Hyphenation: se‧vè‧re

   Adjective

   severe 1. feminine plural of severo

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   Pronunciation

   1. sevēre: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /seˈu̯eː.re/, [s̠eˈu̯eːrɛ] 2. sevēre: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seˈve.re/, [seˈvɛːre] 3. sēvēre: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /seːˈu̯eː.re/, [s̠eːˈu̯eːrɛ] 4. sēvēre: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seˈve.re/, [seˈvɛːre]

   Adjective

   sevēre 1. vocative masculine singular of sevērus

   Verb

   sēvēre 1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of serō

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   Noun

   severe (Cyrillic spelling севере) 1. vocative singular of sever

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   Definitions of 'severe'. 1. You use severe to indicate that something bad or undesirable is great or intense. [...] 2. Severe punishments or criticisms are very strong or harsh. [...] More.

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   There are 27 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective severe, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. severe has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

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   Severe definition: harsh; unnecessarily extreme. See examples of SEVERE used in a sentence.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSEVERE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SEVERE definition: 1. causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; very serious: 2. extreme or very…. Learn more.