Word.ws English Dictionary

severe meaning in Sanskrit

कठोर kaṭhora

/sɪˈvɪə//sɪˈvɪɹ/

severe in Sanskrit: कठोर (kaṭhora), दारुण (dāruṇa). In English, severe means very bad or intense.

Sanskrit words for severe

strict or harsh
कठोर kaṭhora, दारुण dāruṇa

English meaning of severe

  1. adjective Very bad or intense.
  2. adjective Strict or harsh.
  3. adjective Sober, plain in appearance, austere.

Full definition of severe

severe in a sentence

  • a severe old maiden aunt

Synonyms of severe

All synonyms of severe

severe in other languages

Questions about severe in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of severe in Sanskrit?
Severe in Sanskrit is कठोर (kaṭhora), दारुण (dāruṇa).
severe इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Severe: कठोर (kaṭhora), दारुण (dāruṇa).
What does severe mean in English?
Severe means very bad or intense.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: severe (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-severe.wav, en-us-severe.ogg.

Cite this page: “severe meaning in Sanskrit.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/sanskrit/severe. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.