direadjective
uk/daɪər/us/daɪr/very serious or extreme:
These people are in dire need of help.
He gave a dire warning that an earthquake was imminent.
This decision will have dire consequences for local people.
mainly UK informal very bad:
I thought her latest book was dire!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Serious and severe
- acute
- acutely
- chronic
- critical
- critically
- desperate
- egregious
- gravity
- grievous
- heaviness
- heavy
- mortal
- non-fatal
- serious
- seriously
- severity
- stiffness
- swingeing
- terminal
- utmost
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