Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with severe in American Collocation
severe
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/sɪˈvɪr/
rather
fairly
moderately
pretty
quite
rather
The side effects can be quite severe.
very
exceptionally
extremely
particularly
unusually
very
A score of 14 points out of a possible 24 was equivalent to extremely severe problems.
problem
damage
difficulty
disruption
distress
hardship
limitation
shortage
Up to 8 million people face severe food shortages or starvation.
illness or injury
depression
disability
disease
illness
impairment
injury
pain
trauma
He has nursed me through a severe illness, and is even now with me.