78 entries under severity topic. ×

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roughness(noun, harshness, strictness, exactness)
6
trial(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, sorrow)
6
vicissitude(noun, trouble, easy, blow, difficulty)
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affliction(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
5
difficulty(noun, trouble, easy, blow, distress)
5
tribulation(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
4
firmness(noun, harshness, toughness, strictness)
4
inflexibility(noun, firmness, harshness, strictness)
4
ordeal(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
4
sharpness(noun, discipline, firmness, harshness)
4
toughness(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
3
acerbity(noun, discipline, firmness, harshness)
3
conscientiousness(noun, harshness, strictness, exactness)
3
meticulousness(noun, care, distinction, refinement)
3
obduracy(noun, harshness, strictness, obstinacy)
3
punctiliousness(noun, harshness, strictness, exactness)
3
visitation(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
2
asceticism(strictness, austerity, sternness, self-discipline)
2
coldness(noun, harshness, strictness, coolness)
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exactingness(strictness, sternness)
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