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acute definition
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Grep of noun acute acute acute-angled triangle acute accent acute angle acute anterior poliomyelitis acute brain disorder acute gastritis acute glaucoma acute glossitis acute hemorrhagic encephalitis acute inclusion body encephalitis acute kidney failure acute leukemia acute lymphoblastic leukemia acute lymphocytic leukemia acute myelocytic leukemia acute myeloid leukemia acute organic brain syndrome acute pyelonephritis acute renal failure acute schizophrenic episode acute triangle acuteness Overview of noun acute The noun acute has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. acute accent, acute, ague -- (a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation) Overview of adj acute The adj acute has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) acute -- ((medicine) having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients) 2. (2) acute, intense -- (extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning") 3. (1) acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp -- (having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations") 4. acute -- (of an angle; less than 90 degrees) 5. acuate, acute, sharp -- (ending in a sharp point) 6. acute -- (of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds") Antonyms of adj acute 6 senses of acute Sense 1 acute (vs. chronic) chronic (vs. acute) => degenerative => prolonged Sense 2 acute, intense INDIRECT (VIA sharp) -> dull Sense 3 acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp INDIRECT (VIA perceptive) -> unperceptive, unperceiving Sense 4 acute (vs. obtuse) obtuse (vs. acute) Sense 5 acuate, acute, sharp INDIRECT (VIA pointed) -> pointless, unpointed Sense 6 acute INDIRECT (VIA critical) -> noncritical, noncrucial Similarity of adj acute 6 senses of acute Sense 1 acute (vs. chronic) => subacute Sense 2 acute, intense => sharp (vs. dull) Sense 3 acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp => perceptive (vs. unperceptive) Sense 4 acute (vs. obtuse) Sense 5 acuate, acute, sharp => pointed (vs. pointless) Sense 6 acute => critical (vs. noncritical) Attributes of adj acute Familiarity of adj acute acute used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj acute acute subacute Overview of noun acute The noun acute has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. acute accent, acute, ague -- (a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation) Overview of adj acute The adj acute has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) acute -- ((medicine) having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients) 2. (2) acute, intense -- (extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning") 3. (1) acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp -- (having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations") 4. acute -- (of an angle; less than 90 degrees) 5. acuate, acute, sharp -- (ending in a sharp point) 6. acute -- (of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds")
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