acute
17
5.0
- adjective
- /əˈkjuːt/
:
agudo
- Health problems can be especially acute where economic growth is extremely rapid.
- an acute problem
- an acute crisis
- an acute shortage
We are clearly undergoing an acute crisis.
- We are clearly undergoing an acute crisis.
- It's especially acute among non white men.
- Which is why in many countries around the world there is an acute shortage of doctors.
- That becomes a, a, a particularly acute problem in modernity, isn't it?
- And I find in very acute moments, the darkness serves you better.
- Let's let's understand the acute cause and and deal with it.
- Perhaps none of us ever believed contemplating the acute world would rescue us from it.
- And I think the problem is more all the more acute for graduate students who I.
- And, and it, it shows how yes, trauma can come through acute things that happen to us.
- That is self-inflicted, acute, stressful exercise.
Examples
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Which is why in many countries around the world there is an acute shortage of doctors.
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The long-simmering tensions between North and South Korea resulted in an acute crisis in November 2010.
Academic text (2011) -
So this is a particularly acute problem.
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Water resources are an acute problem in northern China and in much of India.
Academic text (1995) -
Recently, that feeling has become acute.
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This is a man with an especially acute need for affirmation.
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The troubles in Egypt create an acute dilemma for the United States.
Academic text (1993) -
So what steps is the Minister taking to address these acute problems for allergy sufferers?
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Laurence, our guys are already in acute starvation.
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The doctor warned him that he was experiencing acute pain in his abdomen.
Synonyms
573
3.7
A very strong feeling or quality you feel deeply
520
3.5
Very strong and harmful, often causing great damage
423
4.4
Very strong in amount or feeling that is hard to deal with
141
6.9
Very serious, frightening, and needing action quickly
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.3
A fast-growing blood cancer that makes many young white blood cells
- Specialized
1
5.3
A serious breathing disease causing fever, cough and trouble breathing that can lead to death
- Specialized
1
5.7
A fast cancer of the blood in which the body makes many immature white blood cells often in children
- Specialized
1
4.2
A sudden loss of the kidneys' ability to remove waste from the blood
- Specialized
1
4.4
A fast-developing blood cancer where immature white blood cells build up, often in children
- Specialized
1
5.1
A sudden severe loss of kidney function caused by injury or infection
- Specialized
A mark of two acute accents placed above a vowel to show a long rounded sound in Hungarian
- Specialized
A sudden short-term brain problem that makes a person confused and often follows illness, injury, or medicine use
- Specialized
A sudden viral illness that inflames nerve cells in the brain stem and spine and causes quick paralysis
- Specialized
A sudden, serious eye problem when fluid inside the eye builds up, causing severe pain and risk of losing sight
- Specialized
A sudden swelling and pain in the stomach lining often caused by alcohol or medicines
- Specialized
A sudden infection by the herpes virus that damages the front and side parts of the brain
- Specialized
A sudden painful swelling of the tongue usually from injury or infection
- Specialized
A sudden severe swelling of the brain with bleeding into brain tissue
- Specialized
Temporary state of confusion and disorientation caused by short-term brain damage from infection, injury or drugs
- Specialized
A fast cancer of the blood that makes many abnormal white blood cells and often affects teenagers and young adults
- Specialized
A fast-growing blood and bone marrow cancer that makes many immature white blood cells
- Specialized
A sudden severe kidney infection that happens when bacteria move up from the bladder
- Specialized
A short time when someone suddenly has severe symptoms of schizophrenia
- Neologism
A virus infection from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that affects the lungs and airways, also called COVID-19
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Acute comes from Latin acutus 'sharp'. Think of a sharp, serious problem — an acute crisis is very severe and needs quick action.