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Noun
Definition: A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
Verb
Definition: To give an acute sound to.
Adjective
Definition: having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
Definition: extremely sharp or severe; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
Definition: 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"
Definition: of an angle; less than 90 degrees
Definition: of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
Definition: Brief, quick, short.