Collocations for "acute"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "acute" in context.
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acute
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- have an acute case of [vomiting, diarrhea]
- suffer from acute [pain, anxiety]
- have acute pain in my [shoulder, foot]
- an acute [respiratory, gastrointestinal] infection
- acute [renal, liver] failure
- displaying acute symptoms
- acute or chronic [pain, conditions]
- has an acute sense of [taste, humor, fashion, hearing]
- has an acute [awareness of, insight into]
- has acute [taste, hearing]
- an acute [shortage, lack, shortfall] of (supplies)
- an acute [oil, housing, food] shortage
- an acute [triangle, angle]
- acute or obtuse (angle)
'acute' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):