dire

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/

Adjective

dire (comparative direr, superlative direst)

1. Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.

   dire omens

2. Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.

   dire need

3. Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal

   dire consequences;  to be in dire straits

   Synonyms: horrible, terrible, lamentable

4. (informal) Bad in quality, awful, terrible.

   His dire mistake allowed her to checkmate him with her next move.

Translations

• French: funeste, sinistre
• German: düster, böse, fatal
• Portuguese: mal-agoirado
• Russian: злове́щий
• Spanish: de mal agüero, portentoso

Translations

• French: pressant
• German: verzweifelt, händeringend, fürchterlich dringend

Translations

• French: extrême, terrible
• German: schrecklich, entsetzlich, furchtbar
• Italian: terribile, tremendo, tragico, catastrofico
• Portuguese: horrível, terrível
• Russian: жу́ткий
• Spanish: maligno

Translations

• German: furchtbar, schlimm, fürchterlich
• Russian: нека́чественный

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