transcription, транскрипция: [ daɪə(r) ]
1.
Dire is used to emphasize how serious or terrible a situation or event is.
A government split would have dire consequences for domestic peace...
He was in dire need of hospital treatment.
= awful, desperate
ADJ : usu ADJ n [ emphasis ]
2.
If you describe something as dire , you are emphasizing that it is of very low quality. ( INFORMAL )
ADJ : usu v-link ADJ [ emphasis ]