- SEVERE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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
- SEVERE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
severe adjective (VERY SERIOUS) Add to word list causing great pain, difficulty, damage, etc ; very serious: a severe earthquake
- Severe - definition of severe by The Free Dictionary
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)
- SEVERE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
SEVERE definition: harsh; unnecessarily extreme See examples of severe used in a sentence
- severe - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
simple, plain, or austere 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 difficult to endure, perform, fulfill, etc : a severe test of his powers rigidly exact, accurate, or methodical: severe standards
- severe - definition and meaning - Wordnik
Serious or earnest in feeling, manner, or appearance; without levity; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful Very strict in judgment, discipline, or ac tion; not mild or indulgent; rigorous; harsh; rigid; merciless: as, severe criticism; severe punishment
- SEVERE Synonyms: 374 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
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
- SEVERE | meaning - Cambridge Learners Dictionary
SEVERE definition: 1 extremely bad: 2 not kind or gentle: 3 A severe person looks unfriendly or very strict Learn more
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