severe

adjective

se·vere sə-ˈvir How to pronounce severe (audio)

severer; severest

: strict in judgment, discipline, or government

: of a strict or stern bearing or manner : austere

: rigorous in restraint, punishment, or requirement : stringent

: strongly critical or condemnatory

a severe critic

: maintaining a scrupulously exacting standard of behavior or self-discipline

: establishing exacting standards of accuracy and integrity in intellectual processes

a severe logician

: sober or restrained in decoration or manner : plain

a severe dress

: causing discomfort or hardship : harsh

severe winters

: very painful or harmful

a severe wound

: requiring great effort : arduous

a severe test

: of a great degree

severe depression

severely adverb

severeness noun

Example Sentences

On Feb. 25 regulators laid out details on how they will run the "stress tests" that Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner has promised on the biggest banks. Now those tests, designed to judge whether the banks have the capital to keep lending and absorb losses in a severe recession, face an exam of their own.

Jane Sasseen et al., Business Week, 9 Mar. 2009 A study in February in the journal Lancet, for instance, compared treatments for severe ankle sprains, concluding that a below-the-knee cast is superior to a tubular compression bandage.

Sharon Begley, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2009 Between 2000 and 2004 the number of Americans covered by Medicaid rose by a remarkable eight million. Over the same period the ranks of the uninsured rose by six million. So without the growth of Medicaid, the uninsured population would have exploded, and we'd be facing a severe crisis in medical care.

Paul Krugman et al., New York Review of Books, 23 Mar. 2006 As several economists—most notably Jeffrey Williamson, of Harvard University—have written recently, international trade increased dramatically between 1850 and the First World War. Williamson goes on to point out that one consequence of this earlier period of globalization was that governments retreated into policies of severe trade and immigration restrictions.

Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 10 May 1999 The storm caused severe damage to the roof. The patient is in severe pain. children with severe learning disabilities In the most severe cases, the disease can lead to blindness. He suffered a severe head injury. He faces severe penalties for his actions. The war was a severe test of his leadership. See More

Recent Examples on the Web In recent years, rich nations have seen precipitous drops in rates of severe disease and violent crime occurrences.

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 The Sarasota man tried to seek help, but then realized he was lost and wandered for three days— in severe agony.

Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022 For those at lower risk of exposure or developing severe disease, holding off could make sense, according to some experts.

Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 The new shot is likely to continue protecting against severe disease and death from Covid-19 as previous versions have, according to doctors.

Alex Janin, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Others have suggested that oral or nasal vaccines would do a better job of not just preventing severe disease, but stopping transmission.

Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 9 Sep. 2022 Ryan Stotler, who lives in a Tampa suburb, also plans to boost himself and his son to protect both of them against the possibility of severe disease.

Caroline Catherman, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 However, while the CDC and others are more generally focused on preventing severe disease from Covid-19, experts say there are still benefits to avoiding infection, especially for kids in school.

Deidre Mcphillips, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 While people of all ages are susceptible to the virus, people over the age of 50 are at higher risk for severe disease, the statement said.

Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 See More

单词	severely
释义	severe adjective se·vere sə-ˈvir severer; severest 1 a : strict in judgment, discipline, or government b : of a strict or stern bearing or manner : austere 2 : rigorous in restraint, punishment, or requirement : stringent 3 : strongly critical or condemnatory a severe critic 4 a : maintaining a scrupulously exacting standard of behavior or self-discipline b : establishing exacting standards of accuracy and integrity in intellectual processes a severe logician 5 : sober or restrained in decoration or manner : plain a severe dress 6 a : causing discomfort or hardship : harsh severe winters b : very painful or harmful a severe wound 7 : requiring great effort : arduous a severe test 8 : of a great degree severe depression severely adverb severeness noun Synonyms austere authoritarian flinty hard harsh heavy-handed ramrod rigid rigorous stern strict tough See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences On Feb. 25 regulators laid out details on how they will run the "stress tests" that Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner has promised on the biggest banks. Now those tests, designed to judge whether the banks have the capital to keep lending and absorb losses in a severe recession, face an exam of their own. Jane Sasseen et al., Business Week, 9 Mar. 2009 A study in February in the journal Lancet, for instance, compared treatments for severe ankle sprains, concluding that a below-the-knee cast is superior to a tubular compression bandage. Sharon Begley, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2009 Between 2000 and 2004 the number of Americans covered by Medicaid rose by a remarkable eight million. Over the same period the ranks of the uninsured rose by six million. So without the growth of Medicaid, the uninsured population would have exploded, and we'd be facing a severe crisis in medical care. Paul Krugman et al., New York Review of Books, 23 Mar. 2006 As several economists—most notably Jeffrey Williamson, of Harvard University—have written recently, international trade increased dramatically between 1850 and the First World War. Williamson goes on to point out that one consequence of this earlier period of globalization was that governments retreated into policies of severe trade and immigration restrictions. Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 10 May 1999 The storm caused severe damage to the roof. The patient is in severe pain. children with severe learning disabilities In the most severe cases, the disease can lead to blindness. He suffered a severe head injury. He faces severe penalties for his actions. The war was a severe test of his leadership. See More Recent Examples on the Web In recent years, rich nations have seen precipitous drops in rates of severe disease and violent crime occurrences. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 The Sarasota man tried to seek help, but then realized he was lost and wandered for three days— in severe agony. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022 For those at lower risk of exposure or developing severe disease, holding off could make sense, according to some experts. Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 The new shot is likely to continue protecting against severe disease and death from Covid-19 as previous versions have, according to doctors. Alex Janin, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Others have suggested that oral or nasal vaccines would do a better job of not just preventing severe disease, but stopping transmission. Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 9 Sep. 2022 Ryan Stotler, who lives in a Tampa suburb, also plans to boost himself and his son to protect both of them against the possibility of severe disease. Caroline Catherman, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 However, while the CDC and others are more generally focused on preventing severe disease from Covid-19, experts say there are still benefits to avoiding infection, especially for kids in school. Deidre Mcphillips, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 While people of all ages are susceptible to the virus, people over the age of 50 are at higher risk for severe disease, the statement said. Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin severus First Known Use 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing severe severe acute respiratory syndrome severe combined immunodeficiency severe acute respiratory syndrome severe combined immunodeficiency Kids Definition severe adjective se·vere sə-ˈvir severer; severest 1 : serious in feeling or manner The sheriff gave me a … severe lecture about driving without a license … Sharon Creech, Walk Two Moons 2 : hard to bear or deal with severe suffering a severe test 3 : very strict : harsh a severe ruler 4 : not using unnecessary ornament : plain a severe style severely adverb 1 as in harshly in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering the building was severely damaged by the explosion Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance harshly oppressively brutally hard ill sternly strongly aggressively abusively mercilessly ruthlessly stiffly roughly savagely unmercifully viciously insensitively heartlessly pitilessly inhumanely tyrannically inhumanly hardly callously unfeelingly uncharitably grimly obdurately brutishly unsparingly firmly decidedly toughly determinedly resolutely cold-bloodedly assertively insensately hard-heartedly gruffly Antonyms & Near Antonyms lightly mildly gently leniently softly lovingly tenderly graciously kindly considerately benevolently cordially sympathetically mercifully clemently charitably compassionately humanely benignantly understandingly tolerantly softheartedly See More 2 as in extremely to a great degree the rescued mountain climbers were severely dehydrated Synonyms & Similar Words extremely terribly badly incredibly very highly too damned greatly so seriously heavily desperately damn intensely really that wildly far especially super exceptionally most awfully jolly mortally immensely much particularly fiercely hugely exceedingly full absolutely fantastically sorely awful specially totally utterly enormously supremely exceeding frightfully vitally completely mighty thoroughly majorly sore fabulously vastly real deeply positively filthy good and uncommonly significantly wicked remarkably such way extra deadly mightily achingly eminently surpassingly stinking passing cracking entirely a lot dang considerably noticeably bone archly beastly colossally whacking rattling unco almighty monstrous wholly radically profoundly visibly roaring thumping blisteringly roaringly spanking ever downright substantially fully corking markedly obviously extensively notably right excessively appreciably purely palpably as all get-out monumentally discernibly obscenely plainly altogether flat-out plentifully astronomically abundantly monstrously astonishingly amazingly staggeringly overmuch grandly Antonyms & Near Antonyms somewhat slightly little negligibly nominally minimally marginally just barely scarcely hardly meagerly scantily See More
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