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Meaning of SEVERITY in English

The quality or state of being severe.

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    Meaning of SEVERITY in English

    • The quality or state of being severe.
    • Gravity or austerity; extreme strictness; rigor; harshness; as, the severity of a reprimand or a reproof; severity of discipline or government; severity of penalties.
    • The quality or power of distressing or paining; extreme degree; extremity; intensity; inclemency; as, the severity of pain or anguish; the severity of cold or heat; the severity of the winter.
    • Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as, severity practiced on prisoners of war.
    • Exactness; rigorousness; strictness; as, the severity of a test.

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