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The state of being severe. / The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.

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severity

Source Word

severity

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

countable uncountable

The state of being severe. / The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.

Japanese Meaning

厳しさ / 深刻さ

The doctor emphasized the severity of the patient's condition during the meeting.

医師は会議中に患者の容体の深刻さを強調した。

Sense（1）

The state of being severe.

[…] the fear of God whereof ' tis written Keeper : But not the fear of punishment for sin

And I can see that the uncertainty In which we act is a severity ,

A cruelty , amounting to injustice

That nothing but God's mercy can assuage . […]

Sense（2）

The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.

The severity of the offence merits a long prison sentence.

severities

（ plural ）