severe pain

  • 1severe — [sə vir′] adj. severer, severest [< MFr < OFr < L severus, prob. < se , apart (see SECEDE) + IE base * wer , (to be) friendly > OE wær, faith, pledge, bond (of friendship)] 1. harsh, strict, or highly critical, as in treatment;… …

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  • 2Severe — Se*vere , a. [Compar. {Severer}; superl. {Severest}.] [L. severus; perhaps akin to Gr. ??? awe, ??? revered, holy, solemn, Goth. swikns innocent, chaste: cf. F. s[ e]v[ e]re. Cf. {Asseverate}, {Persevere}.] 1. Serious in feeling or manner;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3pain — pain1 W2S2 [peın] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: peine, from Latin poena, from Greek poine payment, punishment ] 1.) [U and C] the feeling you have when part of your body hurts pain in ▪ The pain in her jaw had come back. ▪ I had …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4severe — se|vere [ sı vır ] adjective *** ▸ 1 problem/pain/injury ▸ 2 weather: very bad ▸ 3 very strict/extreme ▸ 4 unfriendly ▸ 5 plain & not attractive ▸ 6 needing effort/ability 1. ) a severe problem is very serious and worrying: Overcrowding in… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 5Pain management — The process of providing medical care that alleviates or reduces pain. Pain management is an extremely important part of health care, as patients forced to remain in severe pain often become agitated and/or depressed and have poorer treatment… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 6pain — /payn/, n. 1. physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc. 2. a distressing sensation in a particular part of the body: a back pain. 3. mental or emotional suffering or torment: I am sorry my news causes you such pain. 4. pains …

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  • 7pain — 1 /peIn/ noun 1 PHYSICAL (C, U) the feeling you have when part of your body hurts: be in pain (=having a pain in part of your body): Take these tablets if you re in pain. | feel pain: We ve given him an anaesthetic so he shouldn t feel any pain.… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8severe */*/*/ — UK [sɪˈvɪə(r)] / US [sɪˈvɪr] adjective 1) a) a severe problem is very serious and worrying Overcrowding in secondary schools is pretty severe. The reforms have caused severe economic hardship for the poorest members of the population. b) a severe …

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  • 9severe — [[t]sɪvɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ severer, severest 1) ADJ GRADED You use severe to indicate that something bad or undesirable is great or intense. ...a business with severe cash flow problems... I suffered from severe bouts of depression... Steve passed out …

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  • 10severe — severe, stern, austere, ascetic can all mean given to or characterized by strict discipline and firm restraint. Severe is applicable to persons and their looks, acts, thoughts, and utterances or to things (as laws, penalties, judgments, and… …

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