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severity
This term conveys a sense of harshness or extreme intensity that often carries a negative or alarming weight. It is frequently employed in medical, legal, or meteorological contexts to quantify the degree of a problem, such as the intensity of a symptom or the gravity of a crime, shifting the focus from the nature of the event to its magnitude.
Used to describe the general degree of intensity or harshness, such as the severity of a disease or a penalty.
Meanings
Examples
The severity is high.
Check the severity now.
Severity varies by case.
The severity of the cold surprised me.
We underestimated the severity of the rain.
The severity of the pain increased quickly.
The doctor assessed the severity of the burn.
The detective noted the severity of the crime.
The severity of the drought ruined the crops.
We must address the severity of this breach.
I deeply regret the severity of my tone.
Historians debate the severity of the famine.