severe
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
severe pain
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Sense 2 adjective
very strong or vigorous
strong winds
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Sense 3 adjective
severely simple
a stark interior
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- austereness derivation
- starkness derivation
- sternness derivation
- plain similar to
Sense 4 adjective
unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
a parent severe to the pitch of hostility
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- rigorousness derivation
- nonindulgent similar to
Sense 5 adjective
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
a dangerous operation
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- dangerousness derivation
- severity derivation
- distressfulness derivation
- critical similar to
Sense 6 adjective
very bad in degree or extent
a severe worldwide depression
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rigor |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | awfulness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | severity |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | intense |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | severity |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | strong |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | austereness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | starkness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sternness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | plain |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | rigorousness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | nonindulgent |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | dangerousness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | severity |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | distressfulness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | critical |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | severity |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | bad |