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   stern

   /stəːn/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline: "a smile transformed his stern face" Similar seriousunsmilingfrowningpoker-facedsevereforbiddinggrimunfriendlysombregravesoberausteredourstonyflintysteelyunrelentingunyieldingunforgivingunbendingunsympatheticdisapprovingrare:Rhadamanthineinformal:boot-facedOpposite genialfriendly
   • ▪ (of an act or statement) strict and severe: "stern measures to restrict vehicle growth" Similar strictseverestringentharshdrastichardtoughfierceextremerigorousrigidexactingdemandinguncompromisingunsparinginflexibleauthoritariandraconianinformal:badasssolidOpposite lenientlax
   • ▪ (of competition or opposition) putting someone or something under extreme pressure: "the past year has been a stern test of the ability of British industry"

   Word Origin Old Englishstyrne, probably from the West Germanic base of the verb stare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sternness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTERN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   STERN definition: 1. severe, or showing disapproval: 2. If something, such as a job, is stern, it is difficult: 3…. Learn more.

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   You know when you've done something really wrong, and the person who gets you in trouble has that unforgiving look on his face? The best word for that look is stern, meaning "strict" or "severe."

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   The meaning of STERN is having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner : austere. How to use stern in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Stern.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › sternStern - definition of stern by The Free Dictionary

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   1. showing uncompromising or inflexible resolve; firm, strict, or authoritarian. 2. lacking leniency or clemency; harsh or severe. 3. relentless; unyielding: the stern demands of parenthood. 4. having an austere or forbidding appearance or nature.

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   Stern, severe, harsh agree in referring to methods, aspects, manners, or facial expressions. Stern implies uncompromising, inflexible firmness, and sometimes a hard, forbidding, or withdrawn aspect or nature: a stern parent.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTERN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   stern implies uncompromising, inflexible firmness, and sometimes a hard, forbidding, or withdrawn aspect or nature: a stern parent. severe implies strictness, lack of sympathy, and a tendency to impose a hard discipline on others: a severe judge. harsh suggests a great severity and roughness, and cruel, unfeeling treatment of others: a harsh ...

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishstern adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of stern adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › sternStern Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   STERN meaning: 1 : very serious especially in an unfriendly way; 2 : expressing strong disapproval or criticism.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › sternStern Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Noun. Filter. adjective. sternest, sterner. Hard; severe; unyielding; strict. Stern measures. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Showing or expressing displeasure or disapproval; forbidding or harsh. A stern face; a stern voice. American Heritage. Grim; forbidding. A stern face. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › sternstern | meaning of stern in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    stern meaning, definition, what is stern: serious and strict, and showing strong d...: Learn more.