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dire > 2 senses
ADJECTIVE1dire, desperateFraught with extreme danger
2dire, awful, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terribleCausing fear or dread or terror
dire > pronunciation
Soundsday'er; day'r
Rhymesacquire, amplifier, attire, and 57 more rhymes in ayer...
admire, afire, aspire, and 31 more rhymes in ayr...
dire > adjective 1
MeaningFraught with extreme danger. Nearly hopeless.
Examples"a dire emergency"
Synonymsdesperate
Similar tocritical
dire > adjective 2
MeaningCausing fear or dread or terror.
Examples"dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"
Synonymsawful, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
Similar toalarming

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