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- [suh-veer]
- /səˈvɪər/
- /sɪˈvɪə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh-veer]
- /səˈvɪər/
Definitions of severe word
- adjective severe harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws. 1
- adjective severe serious or stern in manner or appearance: a severe face. 1
- adjective severe grave; critical: a severe illness. 1
- adjective severe rigidly restrained in style, taste, manner, etc.; simple, plain, or austere. 1
- adjective severe causing discomfort or distress by extreme character or conditions, as weather, cold, or heat; unpleasantly violent, as rain or wind, or a blow or shock. 1
- adjective severe difficult to endure, perform, fulfill, etc.: a severe test of his powers. 1
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Origin of severe
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < Latin sevērus, or back formation from severity
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Severe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
severe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
severe usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for severe
adj severe
- abscessed — a localized collection of pus in the tissues of the body, often accompanied by swelling and inflammation and frequently caused by bacteria.
- algid — chilly or cold
- all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
- ambitious — Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful.
- anarchistic — An anarchistic person believes in anarchism. Anarchistic activity or literature promotes anarchism.
adjective severe
- abrasive — Someone who has an abrasive manner is unkind and rude.
- accusatorial — containing or implying blame or strong criticism
- acroamatic — relating to oral communication
- almighty — The Almighty is another name for God. You can also refer to Almighty God.
- anaesthetised — anesthetize.
Antonyms for severe
adj severe
- assuasive — soothing; allaying
- behindhand — If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
- bendable — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- benign — You use benign to describe someone who is kind, gentle, and harmless.
- bland — If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.
adjective severe
- compromising — If you describe information or a situation as compromising, you mean that it reveals an embarrassing or guilty secret about someone.
- dovelike — Similar to a dove.
- forbearant — Forbearing.
- humouring — humor.
- nerdy — Slang. of or like a nerd.
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