dire

[US]/ˈdaɪə(r)/
[UK]/ˈdaɪər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. extremely serious or urgent; indicating disaster or misfortune

Phrases & Collocations

dire consequences

dire situation

dire straits

Example Sentences

a dire economic forecast; dire threats.

The family is in dire need.

The company is in dire straits.

in dire need; dire poverty.

the economy is in dire straits .

Precaution was impossible in those dire circumstances.

there were dire warnings from the traffic organizations.

drugs of such potency that their misuse can have dire consequences.

Dire Ravens in Blade's Edge Mountains now tameable.

a strike that had dire repercussions. See also Synonyms at collision

Now that father's lost his job, we're in dire straits.

For example, dire trolls might have been altered alchemically or magically.

There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.

Dire Pithi Wrecker, Plunderer as well as Dire Guristas Wrecker and Plunderer were having orbit range problems for guns and missile. This has been fixed.

Ironclad maulers are magiclly engineered dire bears created to smash formations of opposing troops.

Soros has always been a controver-sial figure.But he is becoming more so with a new, dire forecast for the world economy.

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