Severe
Meanings and phrases
severe
- intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; terrible; wicked
- very strong or vigorous; hard; knockout
- severely simple; austere; stark; stern
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; dangerous; grave; grievous; serious; life-threatening
- unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; - H.G.Wells; spartan
- very bad in degree or extent
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- a respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can be fatal; SARS
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- a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes; children with it are susceptible to infectious disease; if untreated it is lethal within the first year or two of life; severe combined immunodeficiency disease; SCID
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- a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes; children with it are susceptible to infectious disease; if untreated it is lethal within the first year or two of life; severe combined immunodeficiency; SCID
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- If the condition is more severe, it may take many years.
- He had a more severe one a few days later.
- Floods became more common and more severe.
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- In 1995 Hurricane Luis caused severe damage on Barbuda.
- Suffered severe damage during the Civil War.
- The 1838 earthquake caused severe damage.
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- Males also rest on flowers during severe weather.
- The severe weather warnings are only broadcast in Japanese.
- wildfires, severe weather, floods, dust storms, earthquakes).
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- Tier 1 is the most severe and Tier 3 is the least.
- However, for some areas, it was the most severe.
- In 1721, the most severe epidemic occurred.
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- Urbanczyk rescued several people and suffered severe injuries.
- The building suffered severe damage from an earthquake in 746.
- In August 1949, the locomotive suffered severe turbine damage.
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- While staying at an inn he suffered a severe asthma attack.
- On November 1, 2008, Wilson suffered a severe brain injury.
- The Indians suffered a severe loss and withdrew on Sept. 12.
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- In severe cases: two tablets daily in two doses.
- In severe cases, photochemotherapy is an option.
- In exceptionally severe cases PUVA therapy may be considered.
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- Attacks get less severe and less frequent in middle age.
- Nausea and vomiting are less severe and more easily controlled.
- General comment was that his cyclone was less severe than the 2005 storm.
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- On September 5, JMA upgraded Dujuan into a severe tropical storm.
- On January 24, the cyclone weakened into a severe tropical storm.
- Later on May 4, Chan-hom strengthened into a severe tropical storm.
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- In 1995 Hurricane Luis caused severe damage on Barbuda.
- The 1838 earthquake caused severe damage.
- This was said to have caused severe health problems among area residents.
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- The blow was so severe that her bow was almost wrenched off.
- This ailment was so severe that it was thought to be leprosy.
- However, when the slew rate of the current is not so severe (e.g.
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- In Queensland, Beni was responsible severe flooding.
- This resulted in severe flooding and mudslides in the canyons.
- Damage was heaviest in Virginia, where heavy rains left severe flooding.
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- Short engaged in land speculation and incurred severe financial losses.
- Under his presidency at Maynooth, the institution suffered severe financial problems.
- Deteriorating economic performance in 1997–98 culminated in a severe financial crisis in 1999.
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- By 1877, it had become the most severe drought ever recorded.
- A severe drought has ruined the carrot crop in Bugs Bunny's northern home.
- Excessive rains began falling in March 2018 following a year of severe drought.
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- It can cause severe and less often fatal strokes.
- If ingested, the sap can cause severe damage to internal organs.
- Skin contact with the roots can cause severe itching and swelling.
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- Urbanczyk rescued several people and suffered severe injuries.
- He was thrown clear, receiving severe injuries to his arms, back and legs.
- Several severe injuries or diseases can cause IA in a wide range of patients.
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- Investigators said the victim died due to severe illness.
- He was then admitted to hospital due to severe back pain.
- Officials recommended boats to stay at port due to severe conditions.
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- One of the rockets hit the National Assembly building, causing severe damage.
- At 04:00 the PAVN opened fire on an LCU causing severe damage and killing 1 sailor.
- The B&Q superstore had to be demolished and the junction was closed for several months, causing severe disruption.
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- The pain of his head wound had become very severe.
- This handicap is very severe and, thus, not competitive.
- This leads to very severe hypermetropia.
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- On September 5, JMA upgraded Dujuan into a severe tropical storm.
- On January 24, the cyclone weakened into a severe tropical storm.
- Later on May 4, Chan-hom strengthened into a severe tropical storm.
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- However, this juice causes him to have severe pain.
- That night, Norton was struck with a severe pain in his eyes.
- They drink champagne but Tommaso is unable to hide his severe pain.
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- Two days out, a severe storm arose imperiling the ship.
- In October 1944, a severe storm in the English channel broached the ship on the beach, "breaking her back."
- The letter concludes: Soon after the ship set sail from Nantes, a severe storm drove the vessel back ashore.
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- Another severe economic crisis hit in 2003 to 2004, again causing a surge in emigration.
- The resignation followed severe economic and political crises over the previous six to twelve months.
- France was experiencing such a severe economic depression that there wasn't enough food to go around.
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- Exsanguination is blood loss severe enough to cause death.
- The damage was severe enough that she was paid off on the 23rd.
- It was severe enough that she twice sought treatment at a local hospital that day.
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- The severe depression that started in 1893 ripped apart the Democratic party.
- Beramok is associated with mental issues of severe depression or other mood disorders.
- There is limited evidence of effectiveness for CBT in bipolar disorder and severe depression.
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- He suffered from severe head trauma and vertebrae fractures.
- At the end of World War One, Copenhagen suffered from severe housing shortage.
- In recent decades, China has suffered from severe environmental deterioration and pollution.
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- A delay of six months was caused by severe illness.
- Investigators said the victim died due to severe illness.
- On 11 April 2013, she died following a short, severe illness.
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- The bodies were stripped of clothing and revealed severe burns, he said.
- Thirty-one survivors reached the surface, with some sustaining severe burns.
- One of them suffered severe burns when she came into contact with the third rail.
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- Dogs that are bitten may develop a moderate to severe dermatitis.
- It is typically constant, and may be moderate to severe in intensity.
- About 6 to 19 per 1,000 cause a moderate to severe degree of problems.
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- Khan's death dealt the Adilshah's rule a severe blow.
- The Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine proved to be a severe blow to Bulgaria's military.
- The loss was valued at some £1.5 million (£ in today's money), dealing a severe blow to British commerce.
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- Gen. Alfred Iverson suffered severe losses assaulting the I Corps division of Brig.
- It is found in Brazil, where it is poisonous to livestock and has caused severe losses.
- Although Grant suffered severe losses during the campaign, it was a strategic Union victory.
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- Leila died in 1945 after suffering severe mental illness which had confined her to a hospital.
- But why prolong life if this is to be accompanied by increases in severe mental and physical impairment?
- Uiso's father Crown Prince Sado had a severe mental illness and was often at odds with his father, King Yeongjo.
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- February was by far the coldest month in this severe winter.
- The most severe winter days in Lapland can see the temperature fall down to .
- During the severe winter of 1940, the battalion remained in battle positions.
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- Moreover, due to severe injury, he might also have experienced trauma to his head, neck, and chest.
- Higgins later picked up a severe injury, which forced him to temporarily retire from the game in May 1984.
- At least one case of severe injury was noted from an explosion involved in metal powders used for fused filament printing.
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- In 1995 Hurricane Luis caused severe damage on Barbuda.
- The 1838 earthquake caused severe damage.
- In localized areas, the flooding caused severe damage to roads and houses.
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- The Met received severe criticism for its role in the phone hacking scandal.
- However, this interpretation drew rather severe criticism for being premature.
- His most severe criticism was 'He—or she—does not know how to join two notes together.'
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- Floods, blizzards, and severe thunderstorms can also occur.
- High frequency of heavy showers, severe thunderstorms and flooding.
- The area is vulnerable to hurricanes as well as floods and severe thunderstorms.
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- The problem is particularly severe in China and India.
- The outbreak in 2012 was particularly severe.
- A particularly severe crisis in 1907 led Congress to enact the Federal Reserve Act in 1913.
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- If you lodge a complaint against them, they will face severe punishment.
- The most severe punishment defined in the Criminal Code is life imprisonment.
- Persia, Ottoman and Dagestan clans made preparations for Kartli's severe punishment.
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- He suffered from severe head trauma and vertebrae fractures.
- He later succumbed to his severe head injuries at a local hospital.
- But the worst problem occurred when Schirra developed a severe head cold.
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- Infectious arthritis is another severe form of arthritis.
- ISSD is the most severe form of the sialic acid storage diseases.
- Infibulation, the most severe form of excision, was not practiced.
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- However, Moore's wounds were too severe and he died the following day.
- Still, economic circumstances were not too severe when compared to the rest of Europe.
- The leg injury proved too severe, and his retirement was officially announced on 7 October.
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- The flight crew consisted of the following: A severe thunderstorm arrived at JFK just as Flight 66 was approaching the New York City area.
- In 2017, Chiemsee Summer was hit by a severe thunderstorm amidst evening performances, causing mass panicking and leaving several attendants injured.
- On 13 March 1834 there was an earthquake, with aftershocks on 15 and 21 March, and on 24 March there was a severe thunderstorm with hail and water saturated with sulfur.
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- Maroteaux–Lamy syndrome has a variable spectrum of severe symptoms.
- The symptoms can appear quickly, the patient will suffer from severe symptoms which may lead to death.
- EFF has less severe symptoms than SPD, with less gastrointestinal signs and more lymph node involvement.
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- In 1976, the band was suffering from severe stress.
- In 1983, suffering from severe illness, he took his own life.
- By the early 1970s, Indiana Avenue was suffering from severe urban blight.
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- The building suffered severe damage from an earthquake in 746.
- The island of Dominica suffered severe damage from Hurricane Omar.
- Several of the Union ships were hit, but none suffered severe damage.
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- In the 1960s and 1970s, the country experienced severe left-right political polarization and turmoil.
- Like many other London clubs, the Constitutional experienced severe financial difficulties with the passing years.
- He left in January 1889, but while on the journey they experienced severe weather conditions in the Atlantic Ocean.
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- She survives the fall, and manages to get back to New Montana, but contracted a severe case of black lung.
- The second classification of the Seddon system is referred to as axonotmesis which is a more severe case of peripheral nerve injury.
- In December 1943, while on a trip to Dhaka, health problems flared anew, a severe case of Phlebitis causing a two-month hospitalization.
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- "—Worsening and more frequent earthquakes and severe storms like hurricanes threaten society in "Ark".
- The lakes are prone to sudden and severe storms, in particular in the autumn, from late October until early December.
- His book "Significant Tornadoes" is considered a critical and authoritative source among severe storms meteorologists.
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- Early on November 26, the FMS reported that Sina had become a category 3 severe tropical cyclone.
- The FMS subsequently reported during the next day that the system had become a category 3 severe tropical cyclone.
- Fran moved into the region during 11 March as a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone, with 10-minute sustained winds of 140 km/h (85 mph).
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- Lily Bumster, by this time suffering severe tuberculosis, died in late 1916.
- While suffering severe casualties, the German force won a mostly temporary reprieve.
- Young, who was steering, was hurled onto the barge, suffering severe injuries to the back.
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- In 1983, the MGK decided to allow the formation of new parties with severe restrictions.
- The Syrian government placed severe restrictions on the Jewish community, including on emigration.
- After a year and half, the MGK decided to allow the formation of new parties with severe restrictions.
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- VFL club University left the league and went into recess due to severe casualties.
- While suffering severe casualties, the German force won a mostly temporary reprieve.
- Meanwhile, the deception raids at The Nek and Lone Pine resulted in severe casualties.
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- There is a severe shortage of personnel when it comes to treating drug addiction.
- Production of every type of weapon peaked in June and July 1944, but there was now a severe shortage of fuel.
- As a result of this disaster, the following year there was a severe shortage of food which caused large-scale rioting.
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- Palivizumab is used to reduce the risk of respiratory syncytial virus in children at increased risk of severe disease.
- On April 8, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first introduced a risk of severe weather in their day 6 outlook, valid on April 13.
- A moderate risk of severe weather was issued by the SPC for August 24, with a significant threat for tornadoes, some of which could be strong.
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- Frank Ostrowski died in 2011 after a severe disease.
- Hypercapnia only occurs if severe disease or respiratory muscle fatigue occurs.
- Hemoglobin E/β-thalassemia is a severe disease, and it still has no universal cure.
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- Importing larger quantities than this can carry severe penalties.
- A classic road rally is not about speed; in fact, there are severe penalties for finishing too early.
- In 2004, cannabis was made a Class C drug with less severe penalties but it was moved back to Class B in 2009.
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- The aircraft sustained severe damage.
- Both vessels sustained severe damage.
- Both stands sustained severe slump damage during the earthquake in 2011.
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- Most theories containing gravitons suffer from severe problems.
- Bank of America, however, had its own separate severe problems, and its stock plunged.
- Random fusion can result in severe problems to the normal functioning of the human body.
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- Consequently, patients with severe deficiencies in this CYP, i.e.
- Successful use of charcoal hemoperfusion has been claimed in patients with severe aconite poisoning.
- The excretion of ofloxacin may be reduced in patients with severe liver function disorders (e.g., cirrhosis with or without ascites).
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- Over the period of time, Gilbert Hill has faced severe erosion problems too.
- However, WJ faced severe media scrutiny for refusing to accept responsibility for the incident.
- Under Hughes's leadership, Bangor University faced severe financial problems, resulting in several reductions of staff.
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- The failure of the attack had severe consequences for England.
- The collective persecution of the gendarmerie had severe consequences for its members.
- A show spokesperson explained that Sam makes a "split-second decision" with severe consequences.
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- Its bite causes severe local tissue destruction (similar to that of the puff adder).
- This chemical, CHO, causes severe skin blisters (dermatosis) within hours after exposure.
- This usually causes severe confusion in the player resulting in the failure of the combination move.
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- Shoham died of severe brain damage on 11 June 2001.
- On November 1, 2008, Wilson suffered a severe brain injury.
- A caspase 9 knock-out leads to a severe brain malformation.