pity vs severity

pity

noun
  • Something regrettable. 

  • A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something. 

verb
  • To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of. 

  • To feel pity for (someone or something). 

intj
  • Short form of what a pity. 

severity

noun
  • The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness. 

  • The state of being severe. 

How often have the words pity and severity occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )