seriousness
41
3.4
- noun
- /ˈsɪr.i.əs.nəs/
:
gravedad
- You don't realize the seriousness of the situation.
- seriousness of the situation
- recognize the seriousness
- seriousness of the problem
And it really diminishes from the seriousness of real allegations.
- And it really diminishes from the seriousness of real allegations.
- We failed repeatedly to treat this challenge with the seriousness and the urgency it deserves.
- So the seriousness of that has to be understood.
- And the one thing that people don't don't give enough credit to the seriousness and the magnitude of the problem, I think.
- So he was where she was high risk in the hospital because of the seriousness of the attack.
- People take their eye off the ball in the acuteness and the seriousness of this.
- But I, I'm feeling rather hopeful that we have finally recognized the seriousness of this crisis, this, this epidemic.
- You heard me that tough guys at OSHA were finally treating the plague with the same seriousness as not being able to stand on the last rung of a step ladder.
- Do you think you're really grasping the seriousness of Infinity?
- It's helping to relieve the seriousness of everything.
- And I think that we all realize the seriousness of it.
- And and so everyone's kind of brought into the the the seriousness and the reality of what's going on.
- Because of this, because of the seriousness of what he was going to be divulging to, to.
- And I'm very thankful that you highlighted the seriousness of this, these myths that have propagated.
- But you did not want the seriousness of what you felt made and even the headaches that you feel come with with relationships, right?
Examples
-
I don't think you understand the seriousness of her condition.
-
We failed repeatedly to treat this challenge with the seriousness and the urgency it deserves.
-
We can only guess at the seriousness of the spread of the disease.
-
Are you aware, my dear, of the seriousness of what you are saying?
-
It's the best way to protect themselves, the NHS and their loved ones, given the seriousness of the situation.
-
Commander Lock, the Council is well aware of the seriousness of this attack.
-
Respondents were asked to rate the seriousness of each of these issues in their nations.
Academic text (1993) -
The researchers were alarmed by the seriousness of student stories.
Academic text (2015) -
The USSR is not unaware of the seriousness of this situation.
-
We can only guess at the seriousness of the spread of the disease.
Synonyms
11
6.4
Being very strict and harsh when judging or punishing people
1
8.3
A very serious and urgent situation that can cause great harm
The quality of making people feel very sad, worried, or uncomfortable
How strong and harmful something is, like pain or bad weather
Antonyms
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Seriousness also describes how important or dangerous a situation is, and it comes from serious with the idea of something 'important' or 'weighty'. So when people talk about the seriousness of an illness or an accident, they mean how much harm or risk there could be.