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extremity

noun

/ɪkˈstrɛmɪti/

Meaning

The farthest point or limit of something; a severe or extreme condition.

He was pushed to the extremity of his patience.

in extremity

limit, edge, boundary, peak, crisis

center, middle

in extremity, extremity of pain, extremity of poverty

a wind musical instrument with a curved metal body and a single reed mouthpiece

an area of wet, spongy ground; a swamp or marsh

the central part of a city

an entry recording an amount owed; money taken from a bank account

the practice of forcing someone to act in a certain way by using threats or pressure

One of three children or animals born at the same time to the same mother.