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dire

[ dahyuhr ]

adjective

direr, direst.
  1. causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:

    a dire calamity.

  2. indicating trouble, disaster, misfortune, or the like:

    dire predictions about the stock market.

  3. urgent; desperate:

    in dire need of food.



dire

/ »å²¹ÉªÉ™ /

adjective

  1. Alsodireful disastrous; fearful
  2. desperate; urgent

    a dire need

  3. foreboding disaster; ominous

    a dire warning

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ»å¾±°ù±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ»å¾±°ù±ð±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å¾±°ù±ðl²â adverb
  • »å¾±°ù±ðn±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dire1

First recorded in 1560–70, dire is from the Latin word »åÄ«°ù³Ü²õ fearful, unlucky
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dire1

C16: from Latin »åÄ«°ù³Ü²õ ominous, fearful; related to Greek deos fear
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He’s caught in the mess he’s made for himself, and it’s one so dire that it can’t be helped by any sniveling revelations about how his queerness has impacted his trip to Saint-Martial.

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In the aftermath of the 2007-08 writers’ strike, roles for the blooming actor became harder to come by — a situation that was made more dire by the nation’s crushing financial crisis.

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Like many facing such a dire prognosis, Molly is determined to spend the remainder of her life doing precisely what she wants to do.

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The report's author, armed forces commissioner Eva Högl, revealed dire shortages ranging from ammunition to soldiers, right down to dilapidated barracks.

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On Saturday the UN's humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher described the current situation in Gaza as dire.

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