'severe' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'severe' with 20 example sentences.
- severe adjective
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: intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
: very strong or vigorous
: severely simple
: unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
: very bad in degree or extent
The withdrawal symptoms are more severe than I thought.
In many countries, the death penalty is the most severe punishment.
We are suffering from a severe water shortage this summer.
We may have a very severe earthquake any moment now.
Pollen can cause severe allergic reactions.
If you're withholding information, there could be severe consequences.
The explorers began to suffer from a severe lack of food.
The winter will be severe.
Alice returned home early from work with a severe headache.
He was severe with his children.
The drought did severe damage to the harvest.
I felt a severe pain in the shoulder.
In severe weather, it's best to stay indoors.
I just got over a severe illness.
He was subjected to severe criticism.
Japan is confronted with severe economic problems.
He survived a severe heart attack.
We should apply severe measures for the economic crisis.
The most severe problem at present is that of over-population.
As soon as she hugged him, he felt a severe pain.