Meaning & Definition of Severity in English
English⟶
Severity
/sɪvɛrɪti/
noun
1. Used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
synonym:
- badness,
- severity,
- severeness
2. Something hard to endure
- "The asperity of northern winters"
synonym:
- asperity,
- grimness,
- hardship,
- rigor,
- rigour,
- severity,
- severeness,
- rigorousness,
- rigourousness
3. Extreme plainness
synonym:
- austereness,
- severity,
- severeness
4. Excessive sternness
- "Severity of character"
- "The harshness of his punishment was inhuman"
- "The rigors of boot camp"
synonym:
- severity,
- severeness,
- harshness,
- rigor,
- rigour,
- rigorousness,
- rigourousness,
- inclemency,
- hardness,
- stiffness
Examples of using
Any suspect case is considered a public health emergency due to the severity of this illness.