severe harm

collocation in English

meaningsofsevereandharm

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severe
adjective
uk
/sɪˈvɪər/us
/səˈvɪr/
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; ...
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harm
noun[U]
uk
/hɑːm/us
/hɑːrm/
physical or other injury ...
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(Definition ofsevereandharmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsevere harm

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Alcohol can lead to thesevereharmof children.
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The trulysevereharmassociated with proprietary medicines concerned not hazards in the medicines themselves but the treatment foregone by their consumption.
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Gender-based violence results insevereharmto individuals' physical and mental health.
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The sustainability and future of our coastal areas is not self-evident, environmental degradation and wrong planning causesevereharmto coastal regions.
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However, the portal is dangerously unstable, threatening to causesevereharmto both universes.
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He was considered a fierce and tempestuous leader who subjected citizens tosevereharmand punishments.
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It also may bite or scratch, but has not been known to cause anysevereharm.
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The term "hard drug" is considered controversial by its critics because it implies that all the hard drugs causesevereharm.
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The electoral reform he ushered in was credited with undermining national political processes and causingsevereharmto the system of parliamentary government.
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These acts cause or aim to causesevereharmto society by causing casualties, bringing about major economic losses, damaging public facilities or disturbing social order.
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As hypothesized, respondents recalled more easily from long-term memory stories that containsevereharm, which seemed to influence their sentencing choices to make them push for harsher punishments.
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