Synonym: austere, harsh, rough, stern, strict, stringent. Antonym: lenient. Similar words: severely, several, seventh, ever, never, every, fever, over there. Meaning: [sɪ'vɪr /-'vɪə] 
adj. 1. intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality 2. very strong or vigorous 3. severely simple 4. unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment 5. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm 6. very bad in degree or extent.
adj. 1. intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality 2. very strong or vigorous 3. severely simple 4. unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment 5. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm 6. very bad in degree or extent. 
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151. The report suggested that there were severe shortcomings in police tactics.
152. It's a question of finding the mean between too lenient treatment and too severe punishment.
153. The floods have had a severe effect on the livelihoods of truck farmers in the area.
154. Severe food shortages have led to rioting against the military government.
155. In acute infections of the urinary tract the patient may suffer severe pain.
156. Shortages of professional staff are very severe in some places.
157. In parts of Africa there is a severe food/water shortage.
158. Cases of plant poisoning severe enough to warrant hospital admission are rare.
159. The severe cold caused a water main to burst and flood the street.
160. She is one of a group of women who have suffered severe side-effects from the drug.
161. The pace of the race was too severe to be maintained for long.
162. The patient is suffering from severe concussion following a blow to the head.
163. The sanctions have dealt a severe blow to the local tourism industry.
164. Costs will have to be kept down if severe public censure is to be avoided.
165. Withdrawal from heroin is actually like a severe attack of gastric flu.
166. If the boy goes on behaving like that(sentencedict.com), he'll qualify for severe punishment.
167. The psychiatrist successfully traced some of her problems to severe childhood traumas.
168. Many areas of Africa have suffered severe drought this year.
169. He said drought had led to severe crop failure for the second year running.
170. The stock market crash marked the start of a severe depression.
171. Upon conclusion of these studies, the patient was told that she had a severe problem.
172. She must have shaken the baby quite violently to inflict such severe injuries.
173. The recent recession was long and severe; many companies failed to weather the storm.
174. The assessor stated that the fire damage was not as severe as the hotel's owner had claimed.
175. The disease can also cause a build up of pressure in the inner ear leading to severe earache.
176. Air bags are designed to protect the driver in the event of a severe frontal impact.
177. It was a very severe accident and he lost part of his foot.
178. In the crash he suffered severe injuries to the head and arms.
179. Her own journey/voyage of self-discovery started as she was recovering from a severe illness.
180. The high mortgage payments put them under severe financial stress.
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