acute

Definition

  • adjective: very serious or dangerous
  • adjective: characterized by sharpness or severity
  • synonyms: machiavellian, machiavellic, absorbing

Examples

  • the 'acute' phase [=the most important and dangerous phase] of the struggle for independence

  • It's a politically 'acute' film that does not oversimplify the issues.

  • The word “café” is written with an 'acute' accent over the “e.”

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) do what your mother tells you! She's not my mother. Todd ! This next patient is interesting. Been following the case for years. -year-old female. . . ...diagnosed as acute schizo-affective disorder. Depression, anxiety, violent acting-out, delusions of persecution. The delusional architecture (..)
    1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day