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dire

/d/aI//-/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Ill-boding; portentous; as, <i>dire</i> omens.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

    adj.all

    Examples
    A dire emergency.
    Synonyms desperate

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. causing fear or dread or terror

    adj.all

    Examples
    Dire news.
    A career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked.
    Synonyms awful direful dread dreaded dreadful fearful fearsome frightening horrendous horrific terrible

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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