HyperDic: severe

English > 6 senses of the word *severe*:
ADJECTIVE	all	severe, terrible, wicked	intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
	all	severe, hard, knockout	very strong or vigorous
	all	severe, austere, stark, stern	severely simple
	all	severe, spartan	unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
	all	severe, dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, life-threatening	causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
	all	severe	very bad in degree or extent

severe > pronunciation
Sounds	sahvih'r
Rhymes	acyclovir ... zaire / Zaire: 93 rhymes with ihr...

English > *severe*: 6 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality.
Examples	"severe pain" "a severe case of flu"
Synonyms	terrible, wicked
Broader	intense	Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
Spanish	extremo, profundo, severo
Catalan	extrem, profund, sever, terrible
Nouns	severeness	something hard to endure
Nouns	severity, severeness	used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
Adverbs	severely	to a severe or serious degree

English > *severe*: 6 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Very strong or vigorous.
Example	"a severe blow"
Synonyms	hard, knockout
Broader	strong	Having strength or power greater than average or expected
Spanish	duro, severo
Nouns	severeness	used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

English > *severe*: 6 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	severely simple.
Synonyms	austere, stark, stern
Broader	plain	not elaborate or elaborated
Spanish	austero, sobrio
Nouns	severeness	extreme / extreme plainness

English > *severe*: 6 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment.
Examples	"a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"
Synonym	spartan
Broader	nonindulgent, strict	Characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
Spanish	espartano, estricto, riguroso, severo
Nouns	severity, severeness	excessive sternness
Adverbs	severely	with sternness

English > *severe*: 6 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm.
Example	"a severe case of pneumonia"
Synonyms	dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, life-threatening
Broader	critical	In or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
Spanish	grave, peligroso, serio, severo, terrible, tremendo
Catalan	greu, perillós, seriós, sever
Nouns	severeness	used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

English > *severe*: 6 senses > adjective 6
Meaning	Very bad in degree or extent.
Examples	"a severe worldwide depression" "the house suffered severe damage"
Broader	bad	Having undesirable or negative qualities
Spanish	grave, penoso, severo
Nouns	severity, severeness	used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
Adverbs	severely	causing great damage or hardship

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