"The teacher was severe when punishing the child"
She had a severe migraine.
The severe glance of the headmistress silenced the group magnificently.
Whipping is a severe punishment. The weather is severe, the temperature is below zero.
Opprobrium is contempt or severe criticism. An example sentence would be: Her opprobrium kind of rubbed everyone the wrong way.
Methamphetamine use can cause severe neurological damage.
There is a severe shortage of gas.Murder is a very severe crime.There will be a severe rise in temperature.
Example sentence - The severe hail storm damaged the aircraft causing it to be grounded.
The inexperienced travel guide caused many in his group to suffer severe dehydration while touring the Sahara Desert.
an event causing grat loss,lasting distress or severe affliction
There was severe muscle damage associated with the fractured right femur.
The crime was severe enough to be handled directly by the Supreme Court.
I would use it in a different word - dehydrated.'I got dehydrated from the hot sun a few years back.'OR"Due to the lack of water, the girl suffered from severe dehydration."