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2 days ago · severe, stern, austere, ascetic mean given to or marked by strict discipline and firm restraint. severe implies standards enforced without indulgence or laxity and may suggest harshness.
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severe adjective (VERY SERIOUS) causing great pain, difficulty, damage, etc.; very serious: a severe earthquake
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1 day ago · Some common synonyms of severe are ascetic, austere, and stern. While all these words mean "given to or marked by strict discipline and firm restraint," severe implies standards enforced without indulgence or laxity and may suggest harshness.
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SEVERE definition: harsh; unnecessarily extreme. See examples of severe used in a sentence.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/severe
Severe implies adherence to rigorous standards or high principles and often suggests harshness: "Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on the man whose love of beauty in the abstract makes him a severe critic on his own works" (John Keats).
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The common usage is to describe tough or painful stuff, like icy snowstorms, merciless punishments, or grim conditions (e.g., a severe depression). If things are severe, they're serious.
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severe adjective (VERY SERIOUS) causing great pain, difficulty, damage, etc.; very serious: a severe earthquake
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Find 204 different ways to say SEVERE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/severe
Definition of severe adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/severe
If you describe the appearance of someone or something as severe, you do not like its plain appearance and lack of decoration.
