dire
dire/ˈdī(ə)r/
adjective
(of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent.
'dire consequences'
synoniemen: terrible, dreadful, appalling, frightful, awful, horrible, atrocious, grim, unspeakable, distressing, harrowing, alarming, shocking, outrageous, grave, serious, grievous, disastrous, ruinous, calamitous, catastrophic, cataclysmic, devastating, crippling, miserable, wretched, woeful, hopeless, irretrievable, lousy, chronic, direful, parlous, urgent, desperate, pressing, crying, sore, extreme, acute, drastic, critical, crucial, vital
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The meaning of DIRE is exciting horror. How to use dire in a sentence. Dire Straits and Furies.
adjective · causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity. · indicating trouble, disaster, misfortune, or the like: dire ...
DIRE meaning: 1. very serious or extreme: 2. very bad: 3. very serious or extreme: . Learn more.
Dire refers to situations or events that cause great fear and worry. A dire calamity causes much suffering.
adjective · terrifying · formidable · frightening · terrible · horrible · scary · alarming · dread · intimidating · fearful.
Dire is used to emphasize how serious or terrible a situation or event is. A government split would have dire consequences for domestic peace.
DIRE meaning: 1 : very bad causing great fear or worry; 2 : warning of disaster showing a very bad future.
Adjective edit · Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous. dire omens · Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing. quotations ▽.
Dire definition: Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous.
[usually before noun] (formal) very serious. They were living in dire poverty. dire warnings/threats; Such action may have dire consequences.