Heinous vs Severe - What's the difference?
heinous | severe |
Totally reprehensible.
Very bad or intense.
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Strict or harsh.
Sober, plain in appearance, austere.
As adjectives the difference between heinous and severe
is that heinous is totally reprehensible while severe is severe, harsh.heinous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I hope they catch the person responsible for that heinous crime.
- The perpetrators of this heinous act must be brought to justice.
- The government denounced the attack as the most heinous of the last decade.
- Political Leaders from around the world have condemned these heinous acts.
- In our public services sorry seems to be the most heinous word.
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "heinous" is often applied: crime, act, sin, murder, offence.Synonyms
* (totally reprehensible) abominable, horrible, odioussevere
English
Adjective
(er)citation, passage=Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.}}