Meaning & Definition of Dire in English

1. Fraught with extreme danger

• Nearly hopeless

• "A desperate illness"

• "On all fronts the allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- g.c.marshall

• "A dire emergency"

2. Causing fear or dread or terror

• "The awful war"

• "An awful risk"

• "Dire news"

• "A career or vengeance so direful that london was shocked"

• "The dread presence of the headmaster"

• "Polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"

• "A dreadful storm"

• "A fearful howling"

• "Horrendous explosions shook the city"

• "A terrible curse"