Main entry: dangerous, grave, grievous, life-threatening, serious, severe
Definition: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
Usage: a dangerous operation; a grave situation; a grave illness; grievous bodily harm; a serious wound; a serious turn of events; a severe case of pneumonia; a life-threatening disease
Main entry: severe
Definition: very bad in degree or extent
Usage: a severe worldwide depression; the house suffered severe damage
Definition: unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
Usage: a parent severe to the pitch of hostility- H.G.Wells; a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien; a strict disciplinarian; a Spartan upbringing
Main entry: severe, terrible, wicked
Definition: intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
Usage: severe pain; a severe case of flu; a terrible cough; under wicked fire from the enemy's guns; a wicked cough
Main entry: stern, austere, stark, severe
Definition: severely simple
Usage: a stark interior
Main entry: knockout, hard, severe
Definition: very strong or vigorous
Usage: strong winds; a hard left to the chin; a knockout punch; a severe blow