severity
noun [U] (NOT KIND) /sɪˈver.ɪ.ti/
/-ə.t̬i/ Definition
› the quality of being very unkind or unpleasant: He spoke with great severity. The severity of the punishment should match the seriousness of the crime.SevereSerious and severeSevere
(Definition of severity noun (NOT KIND) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- acute adjective (EXTREME)
- acutely adverb (EXTREMELY)
- chronic adjective (BAD)
- critical adjective (SERIOUS)
- desperate adjective (SERIOUS)
- dire adjective
- egregious adjective
- fatal adjective
- gravity noun (SERIOUS)
- grievous adjective
- heaviness noun (TO A GREAT DEGREE)
- heavy adjective (TO A GREAT DEGREE)
- matter noun (SITUATION)
- serious adjective (BAD)
- seriously adverb (BADLY)
- severe adjective (VERY SERIOUS)
- stiffness noun (SEVERE)
- stringent adjective (SEVERE)
- swingeing adjective
- utmost adjective
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