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dire¹
- /ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/
Sounds like dier, dyer · Rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin dīrus (“fearful, ominous”).
adjective direr · more dire · direst · most dire
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Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
dire omens
Similar: foreboding, inauspicious, augurous, baleful, bodeful, boding, dire, disastrous, divine, fatal, ill-boding, ill-fated
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Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
dire need (of)
Similar: acute, exigent, bad, clamant, crying, dire, sore, imperious, instant, rash, severe, pressing
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Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal.
dire consequences; to be in dire straits
Similar: bleak, gloomy, cheerless, comfortless, dark, morose, depressing, desolate, dire, disconsolate, dismal, doleful
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Bad in quality, awful, terrible.
His dire blunder allowed her to checkmate him with her next move.
Similar: foul, lousy, abysmal, atrocious, awful, bad, chronic, coarse, corny, crap, crapalicious, crappy
- Ferocious and of intimidating appearance, like a dire wolf.
Dire²
proper noun Dires
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: awful, horrendous, dreadful, terrible, horrific, direful, desperate, dread, dreaded, fearsome, alarming, frightening, fearful, critical, abhorrent, cruel
Translations
Every language
adj warning of bad consequences
| Español | de mal agüero, portentoso, alarmante |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 不祥的 bùxiáng de |
| Português | mal-agoirado, mal-agouro, funesto |
| Français | funeste, sinistre |
| Deutsch | düster, böse, fatal, unheilversprechend |
| Русский | злове́щий zlovéščij, гнету́щий gnetúščij |
adj requiring action to prevent bad consequences
| Español | urgente |
|---|---|
| Português | calamitoso |
| Français | pressant |
| Deutsch | verzweifelt, händeringend, fürchterlich dringend |
| Русский | неотло́жный neotlóžnyj, э́кстренный ékstrennyj, сро́чный sróčnyj, безотлага́тельный bezotlagátelʹnyj |
| العربية | مَاسّ māss |
adj expressing bad consequences
| Español | maligno, nefasto, funesto |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 可怕的 kěpà de |
| Português | horrível, terrível |
| Français | extrême, terrible |
| Deutsch | schrecklich, entsetzlich, furchtbar |
| Italiano | terribile, tremendo, tragico, catastrofico |
| Русский | жу́ткий žútkij, ужа́сный užásnyj, стра́шный strášnyj, мра́чный mráčnyj |
| العربية | وَخِيم waḵīm |
adj bad in quality
| Español | terrible, pésimo |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | furchtbar, schlimm, fürchterlich |
| Русский | нека́чественный nekáčestvennyj, дрянно́й drjannój, третьесо́ртный tretʹjesórtnyj, низкока́чественный nizkokáčestvennyj, недоброка́чественный nedobrokáčestvennyj |
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title = {dire},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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