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severe


Definition: Meaning of, severe in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sɪˈvɪə /

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  1. very serious severe problems, injuries, illnesses etc are very bad or very serious
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  2. weather severe weather is very bad and very extreme, and very hot, dry, cold etc
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  3. punishment a severe punishment is very strict or extreme
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  4. criticism severe criticism is very extreme and shows that you think someone has done something very badly
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  5. difficult very difficult and needing a lot of effort and skill
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  6. person someone who is severe behaves in a way that does not seem friendly or sympathetic, and is very strict or disapproving [=  stern]
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  7. plain very plain with little or no decoration
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severe used in phrases

  • severe acute respiratory syndrome (noun)
    1. a respiratory disease of unknown aetiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can be fatal
  • severe combined immunodeficiency (noun)
    1. a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes; children with it are susceptible to infectious disease; if untreated it is lethal within the first year or two of life
  • severe combined immunodeficiency disease (noun)
    1. a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes; children with it are susceptible to infectious disease; if untreated it is lethal within the first year or two of life
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