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severe - 7 definitions

- adjective
1. severe -- intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough"
synonyms: terrible, wicked
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. hard -- very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow"
synonyms: hard, knockout
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. austere -- severely simple; "a stark interior"
synonyms: austere, stark, stern
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. severe -- unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing"
synonyms: spartan
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. dangerous -- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
synonyms: dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, life-threatening
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. severe -- very bad in degree or extent; "a severe worldwide depression"; "the house suffered severe damage"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. severe, harsh -- unsparing in the treatment of others
synonyms: harsh, severer, severely, severest
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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