136 entries under severity topic. ×

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severity(noun, quality, attack, power, abuse)
13
asperity(noun, pain, speech, rudeness, resentment)
13
rigour(noun, quality, atrocity, austerity)
12
austerity(noun, quality, easy, condition, discipline)
12
hardness(noun, power, abuse, easy, difficulty)
12
rigor(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
12
strictness(noun, quality, easy, condition, discipline)
11
acerbity(noun, quality, speech, discipline, hatred)
11
acrimony(noun, speech, hatred, rudeness, resentment)
11
roughness(noun, force, quality, attack, power)
11
sternness(noun, quality, easy, condition, discipline)
11
stringency(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
10
bitterness(noun, speech, hatred, resentment, hostility)
10
inclemency(noun, conformity, strictness, sternness)
9
toughness(noun, force, power, easy, difficulty)
8
astringency(noun, speech, sharpness, bitterness)
8
rigorousness(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
8
sharpness(noun, force, attack, discipline, rudeness)
8
unkindness(noun, quality, speech, discipline, rudeness)
7
grimness(noun, discipline, firmness, toughness)
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