სიმძიმე v angličtině:

His running away from home is due to his father's severity.

The severity of the heart attack depends on the size of the area of heart muscle affected.

The severity of the sentence surprised everyone.

People are not aware of the severity of the problem.

The severity of such marks can reveal whether or not any of these people were habitually engaged in hard labor.

He erred on the side of severity.