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dire

(d/aI//-/r )

adjective (a)

Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.(adjective)

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless(adj.all)

Example:
A dire emergency.

Synonym:
desperate

source: wordnet30
causing fear or dread or terror(adj.all)

Example:
Dire news.
A career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked.

Synonym:
awful, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible

source: wordnet30

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