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English word

severe

B2Frequent NGSL-2

UK /sɪˈvɪə(r)/US /sɪˈvɪr/

adjective

extremely bad or serious

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Ban Ki-moon's Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address (2023)

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and economic fallout from these increasingly severe and frequent events—all these things will require time to reverse course, and they will get much worse without effective adaptation efforts.

Ban Ki-moon's Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address (2023)

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