The phrase "a severe criticism" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a strong or harsh evaluation of someone's actions, ideas, or work.
Example: "The report included a severe criticism of the company's handling of the environmental issues."
Alternatives: "a harsh critique" or "a strong condemnation."
This association with many types of boys and men I found very helpful as we had a fine spirit of camaraderies in the drafting room and many a helping hand was given me at a critical moment, though one had to steel oneself to hear many a severe criticism, which was perhaps even more valuable".
"The government imposed a media ban to prevent this catastrophe from turning into a severe criticism of their behaviour," said Sinan Ulgen, a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe.
In 1909 Planck wrote an essay "The Unity of the Physical World-Picture", which contained a severe criticism of Mach's philosophy.
Stevenson used the suspense story as a vehicle to launch a severe criticism of his puritan society.
In 1872, the same year he was elected Vice-President under Ulysses Grant, Wilson published the first volume of his History of the Rise and Fall of the Slave Power, a severe criticism of slave owners and their primary role, according to Wilson, in bringing about the Civil War.
This scribble was not meant to imply any severe criticism of a match which, on the basis of the relevant statistics, could not be condemned as outrageous.
When Joko Widodo, Indonesia's president, was running for office in 2014, he was accused through social media of being a Chinese Christian and a communist — severe criticism in the deeply Islamic country.
No one took issue with what might be considered a much more severe criticism, that the two danced "without adult depth or complexity".
A Kenyan university is facing severe criticism after a woman was killed and up to 30 people injured when a safety drill was mistaken for a genuine terrorist attack, causing terrified students to flee and jump out of upper-floor windows.
The deployment of sophisticated cyberweaponry against citizens is a snapshot of the struggle for Mexico itself, raising profound legal and ethical questions for a government already facing severe criticism for its human rights record.
The department has faced severe criticism after several deaths, including that of Keanu Williams.
