• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a Severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
• very bad in degree or extent; "a Severe worldwide depression"; "the house suffered Severe damage"
• unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent Severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather Severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing"
• intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "Severe pain"; "a Severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy''s guns"; "a wicked cough"
• Severely simple; "a stark interior"
• very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a Severe blow"

'Severe' in other languages