English dictionary
dire
adjectivePronunciation
ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- causing fear or dread or terror
adjective
- fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
Example sentences
the awful war
an awful risk
dire news
a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
the dread presence of the headmaster
a desperate illness
{'source': 'G.C.Marshall', 'text': 'on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel'}
a dire emergency