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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dire /daɪr/USA pronunciation adj., dir•er, dir•est. - causing or involving great fear or suffering;
terrible:dire consequences. - indicating trouble, disaster, or the like:[before a noun]dire predictions of famine.
- urgent;
desperate:in dire need of help.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dire (dīər),USA pronunciation adj., dir•er, dir•est. - causing or involving great fear or suffering;
dreadful;
terrible:a dire calamity. - indicating trouble, disaster, misfortune, or the like:dire predictions about the stock market.
- urgent;
desperate:in dire need of food.
- Latin dīrus fearful, unlucky
- 1560–70
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