severity

/sษ™หˆvษ›ษนษจti/

IPA: /S IH0 V EH1 R IH0 T IY0/

noun
  1. 1

    The state of being severe.

  2. 2

    The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.

    โ€œThe severity of the offence merits a long prison sentence.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/severity