معنی کلمه severe

extreme - serious - (of something unpleasant) = severe illness = severe shortages of water

hardpositon

(of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense. "a severe shortage of technicians"

synonyms: acute, very bad, serious, grave, critical, dire, drastic, grievous, extreme, dreadful, terrible, awful, frightful, appalling, sore

(of punishment of a person) strict or harsh. "the charges would have warranted a severe sentence"

causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc

Tom is in severe pain

I have a severe headache

Kuwait suffered severe damage

Severe weather frightens people

drastic, hard, difficult

severe punishment = مجازات شاق

severe style = شيوه جدى

severe adjective (VERY SERIOUS)

causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; very serious:
a severe chest infection/leg injury/toothache
This is a school for children with severe learning difficulties.
In parts of Africa there is a severe food/water shortage.
There is expected to be a severe frost tonight.
Severe cutbacks in public spending have been announced.
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extreme or very difficult:
This will be a severe test of our strength.

More examples

They confessed, but only under severe constraint.
The latest trade figures have dealt a severe blow to hopes of an early economic recovery.
The stock market crash marked the start of a severe depression.
This year a severe drought has ruined the crops.
In cases of severe mental handicap, constant supervision is recommended.

severe adjective (NOT KIND)
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B2 not kind or showing sympathy; not willing to accept other people's mistakes or failures:
The headteacher spoke in a severe voice.
The president is currently facing severe criticism.
There are severe penalties for failing to declare all your income to the Inland Revenue.
severe adjective (PLAIN)
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often disapproving completely plain and without decoration:
She wore a severe black dress, and plain black shoes.
I don't like these severe modern buildings.
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evere adjective (VERY SERIOUS)
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causing great pain, difficulty, damage, etc.; very serious:
a severe earthquake
The family faced severe challenges when he lost his job
severe adjective (NOT KIND)
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not kind or sympathetic; harsh:
severe criticism
Lower intake of medication might be expected to cause more severe psychotic symptoms.
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Patients assigned to the ' generalized eating disorder ' cluster were rated as having more severe symptoms in almost every respect except weight.
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Rate of taper could be slowed once for every 3-day decrement if re-emergent symptoms were too severe for patients to go on.
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Assessing the larger numbers of women suffering severe maternal morbidity would vastly increase their workload.
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Patients suffering from systemic diseases, referred pain, or severe biomedical or psychiatric disorders were excluded.
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It is also not unique in suffering high levels of air and water pollution and facing severe threats to its biological resources.
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A second empirical problem is presented by patients with severe aphasia, who can carry out numerous complex tasks.
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He found that if patients maintained independence to make transfers and to dress, even though their dementia was severe, they could maintain continence.

The severe wind broke two of trees .

serious, grave;

acute, critical;

difficult, rigorous;

simple, plain; harsh, strict

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A small , older woman in severe grey opened the door .

I have heard of such cases and know that His Majesty is very severe in such affairs .

I was never cast away nor distressed in any weather , though I encountered some severe storms .