severe

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W2S3 [sıˈvıə US -ˈvır] adj

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1¦(very serious)¦

2¦(weather)¦

3¦(punishment)¦

4¦(criticism)¦

5¦(difficult)¦

6¦(person)¦

7¦(plain)¦

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[Date: 1500-1600; : French; Origin: sévère, from Latin severus]

1.) ¦(VERY SERIOUS)¦

severe problems, injuries, illnesses etc are very bad or very serious

▪ His injuries were quite severe.

▪ She's suffering from severe depression.

▪ The US faces severe economic problems.

▪ The storm caused severe damage.

2.) ¦(WEATHER)¦

severe weather is very bad and very extreme, and very hot, dry, cold etc

3.) ¦(PUNISHMENT)¦

a severe punishment is very strict or extreme

▪ Drug smugglers can expect severe penalties.

4.) ¦(CRITICISM)¦

severe criticism is very extreme and shows that you think someone has done something very badly

▪ The president came under severe criticism for his handling of the crisis.

5.) ¦(DIFFICULT)¦

very difficult and needing a lot of effort and skill

▪ The negotiations will be a severe test of his abilities.

6.) ¦(PERSON)¦

someone who is severe behaves in a way that does not seem friendly or sympathetic, and is very strict or disapproving

= ↑stern

▪ His slightly severe expression softened.

7.) ¦(PLAIN)¦

very plain with little or no decoration

▪ a rather severe red-brick building

>severity [sıˈverıti] n [U and C]

▪ We didn't realize the severity of her illness.

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Synonyms:

Rigid, stern, strict, sharp, harsh, bitter, austere, rigorous, stiff, strait-laced, hard, unrelenting, relentless, inexorable, peremptory, censorious, cruel, bitter, morose / Strict, exact, accurate, methodical / Simple, plain, unadorned, chaste / Caustic, satirical, sarcastic, keen, cutting, stinging, biting, sharp, harsh, bitter, cruel, trenchant / Distressing, afflictive, acute, violent, extreme, intense, sharp / Serious, earnest, sedate, grave, austere, sober / Exact, critical, rigorous, hard

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sévère — [ sevɛr ] adj. • fin XIIe; lat. severus 1 ♦ (Personnes) Qui n admet pas qu on manque à la règle; prompt à punir ou à blâmer. ⇒ dur, exigeant, strict, fam. vache. Des parents sévères. Le juge s est montré très sévère. ⇒ impitoyable. « elle était… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Severe — Sévère (chanteuse) Sévère est une rappeuse française d origine congolaise, née le 10 février 1982 à Strasbourg. Sommaire 1 Son d la rue Meufia 2 Parcours 3 Notes … Wikipédia en Français
severe — severe, stern, austere, ascetic can all mean given to or characterized by strict discipline and firm restraint. Severe is applicable to persons and their looks, acts, thoughts, and utterances or to things (as laws, penalties, judgments, and… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Severe — Se*vere , a. [Compar. {Severer}; superl. {Severest}.] [L. severus; perhaps akin to Gr. ??? awe, ??? revered, holy, solemn, Goth. swikns innocent, chaste: cf. F. s[ e]v[ e]re. Cf. {Asseverate}, {Persevere}.] 1. Serious in feeling or manner;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
severe — SEVERE. adj. de t. g. Rigide, qui exige une extreme regularité, & pardonne peu ou point. Un Prince severe. Juge severe. severe censeur. ce pere est trop severe envers ses enfans. Il se dit aussi des choses. Vertu severe. punition severe. il fit… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
severe — [sə vir′] adj. severer, severest [< MFr < OFr < L severus, prob. < se , apart (see SECEDE) + IE base * wer , (to be) friendly > OE wær, faith, pledge, bond (of friendship)] 1. harsh, strict, or highly critical, as in treatment;… … English World dictionary
severe — I adjective acrimonious, afflictive, agonizing, astringent, austere, austerus, bearish, brutal, censorious, churlish, coercive, cold, condemnatory, critical, cruel, despotic, difficult, domineering, dour, drastic, durus, exacting, excruciating,… … Law dictionary
Sévère — Ancien nom de baptême correspondant au latin Severus (= sérieux, sévère), popularisé par un empereur romain, puis par divers saints … Noms de famille
severe — 1540s, from Fr. sévère, from L. severus (see SEVERITY (Cf. severity)) … Etymology dictionary
severe — [adj1] uncompromising, stern astringent, austere, biting, caustic, close, cold, cruel, cutting, disapproving, dour, earnest, firm, flinty, forbidding, grave, grim, hard, hardnosed*, harsh, inconsiderate, inexorable, inflexible, iron handed,… … New thesaurus
severe — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of something bad, undesirable, or difficult) very great; intense. 2) strict or harsh. 3) very plain in style or appearance. DERIVATIVES severely adverb severity noun. ORIGIN Latin severus … English terms dictionary

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