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Acute
/əˈkjuːt/
A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
📖 Definitions of "Acute"
noun
- 1
A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
- 2
An accent or tone higher than others.
- 3
An acute accent (´).
"The word ‘cafe’ often has an acute over the ‘e’."
verb
- 1
To give an acute sound to.
"He acutes his rising inflection too much."
- 2
To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.
adjective
- 1
Brief, quick, short.
"It was an acute event."
- 2
High or shrill.
"an acute accent or tone"
- 3
Intense, sensitive, sharp.
"She had an acute sense of honour. Eagles have very acute vision."
- 4
Urgent.
"His need for medical attention was acute."
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