DIRE


Meaning of DIRE in English

adj. Function: adjective

1

Synonyms: FEARFUL 3, appalling, awful, direful, dreadful, frightful, horrible, shocking, terrible, terrific

2

Synonyms: DEPLORABLE , afflictive, calamitous, distressing, grievous, heartbreaking, lamentable, regrettable, unfortunate, woeful

Related Words: depressing, oppressing

3

Synonyms: OMINOUS , apocalyptic, baleful, baneful, direful, fateful, ill-boding, inauspicious, threatening, unpropitious

4

Synonyms: PRESSING , burning, clamant, clamorous, crying, exigent, imperative, importunate, instant, urgent

5

Synonyms: ACUTE 6, climacteric, critical, crucial, desperate

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.