severe in English

adjective

1

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

a severe shortage of technicians

synonyms: acute, very bad, serious, grave, critical, dreadful, terrible, awful, dangerous, parlous, life-threatening, grievous, fierce, violent, strong, powerful, intense, tempestuous, turbulent, excruciating, agonizing, intense, dreadful, awful, terrible, unbearable, intolerable, splitting, pounding, screaming

2

strict or harsh.

the charges would have warranted a severe sentence

synonyms: harsh, bitter, cold, bleak, freezing, icy, arctic, extreme, brutal, harsh, scathing, sharp, strong, fierce, savage, scorching, devastating, trenchant, caustic, biting, withering, extortionate, excessive, unreasonable, inordinate, outrageous, sky-high, harsh, stiff, punitive, harsh, stern, hard, inflexible, uncompromising, unrelenting, merciless, pitiless, ruthless, draconian, oppressive, repressive, punitive, brutal, cruel, savage

3

very plain in style or appearance.

she wore another severe suit, gray this time

synonyms: plain, simple, austere, unadorned, unembellished, unornamented, stark, spartan, ascetic, clinical, uncluttered

adjective

acute, very bad, serious, grave, critical, dreadful, terrible, awful, dangerous, parlous, life-threatening, grievous
fierce, violent, strong, powerful, intense, tempestuous, turbulent
harsh, bitter, cold, bleak, freezing, icy, arctic, extreme, brutal
excruciating, agonizing, intense, dreadful, awful, terrible, unbearable, intolerable, splitting, pounding, screaming
difficult, demanding, tough, arduous, formidable, exacting, rigorous, punishing, onerous, grueling
harsh, scathing, sharp, strong, fierce, savage, scorching, devastating, trenchant, caustic, biting, withering
extortionate, excessive, unreasonable, inordinate, outrageous, sky-high, harsh, stiff, punitive
harsh, stern, hard, inflexible, uncompromising, unrelenting, merciless, pitiless, ruthless, draconian, oppressive, repressive, punitive, brutal, cruel, savage
stern, dour, grim, forbidding, disapproving, unsmiling, unfriendly, somber, grave, serious, stony, steely, cold, frosty
plain, simple, austere, unadorned, unembellished, unornamented, stark, spartan, ascetic, clinical, uncluttered
stern, stark, austere
spartan
grave, life-threatening, serious, dangerous, grievous
terrible, wicked
knockout, hard

Use "severe" in a sentence

1. Severe: Four-hour delay associated with severe impairment.

2. Severe agoraphobe.

3. Severe aplastic anemia.

4. This is some severe frostbite on the feet, severe frostbite on the nose.

5. Autopoloist Severe thenar atrophy

6. When Discipline Is Severe

7. a severe asthma attack.

8. Beginning of Severe Tests

9. If there is also drowsiness, severe headache, stiffness of the neck or severe lethargy.

10. 8 If there is also drowsiness, severe headache, stiffness of the neck or severe lethargy.

11. My son has severe ADHD.

12. Her face remained unrelentingly severe.

13. He died from severe dehydration.

14. Acetabular fractures are severe injuries.

15. A Time of Severe Trials

16. , the punishment wasn't too severe.

17. In severe cases, iron Chlorosis …

18. Severe damage to your fuselage.

19. Then a severe famine occurred.

20. He suffers from severe migraine.

21. How severe was such penance?

22. His injuries were quite severe.

23. 20 Loggers also deal with severe environmental conditions such as inclement weather and severe heat cold.

24. This is a severe pleural pain of sudden onset, accompanied by fever and severe difficulty in breathing.

25. Nothing can warrant such severe punishment.

26. Severe drought has afflicted the countryside.

27. They predicted a severe economic downturn.

28. Iris Borers cause severe damage to …

29. Reprimands are more severe than Admonishments

30. Severe drought has Afflicted the region

31. He's suffering from severe mental disorder.

32. The victim suffered severe brain damage.

33. The heretic met with severe persecution .

34. Hospitalization is necessary in severe cases.

35. Severe variations deform the discharge curves.

36. My son's contracted a severe fever.

37. She has contracted a severe fever.

38. Severe cases are usually caused by ingesting the allergen, but some people experience a severe reaction upon contact.

39. * Staphylococcus aureus : Causes moderate to severe illness with rapid onset of nausea , severe vomiting , dizziness , and abdominal cramping .

40. The penalty for perjury was severe.

41. I have got a severe earache.

42. He developed a severe migraine headache.

43. North Korea faces severe food shortages.

44. Battered Severe intoxication through alcohol consumption

45. It wouldn't be causing severe disease.

46. The drought is becoming increasingly severe.

47. Severe drought has afflicted the region.

48. But cast iron had severe limitations.

49. severe morphological changes that are potentially reversible but are clear evidence of marked organ dysfunction (e.g. severe fatty change in the liver, severe acute tubular nephrosis in the kidney, ulcerative gastritis

50. severe morphological changes that are potentially reversible but are clear evidence of marked organ dysfunction (e.g. severe fatty change in the liver, severe acute tubular nephrosis in the kidney, ulcerative gastritis); or