Dire Meaning

There are 2 meaning(s) for word Dire

Meaning 1 : fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

    Example : a dire emergency

    Synonyms : desperate
Meaning 2 : causing fear or dread or terror

    Example : dire news,a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked

    Synonyms : awful,  direful,  dread,  dreaded,  dreadful,  fearful,  fearsome,  frightening,  horrendous,  horrific,  terrible

How to Pronounce Dire

  • daɪər