severe

/sɪˈvɪər/ adjective

Translation

BAD › extremely bad

çok kötü, ağır, ciddi, vahim

a severe headache severe weather conditions2110

NOT KIND › not kind or gentle

hoşgörüsüz, sert, katı, haşin

a severe punishment10351031

PERSON › A severe person looks unfriendly or very strict.

ciddi, sert, tavizsiz, sevimsiz

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severely adverb ›

kötü bir şekilde

to be severely injured She has been severely criticized for the speech.

(Definition of severe adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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