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dire definition
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Grep of noun dire dire straits direct action direct antonym direct contrast direct correlation direct current direct discourse direct dye direct evidence direct examination direct fire direct flight direct loan direct marketing direct object direct primary direct quotation direct sum direct support direct supporting fire direct tax direct tide direct trust directed verdict direction direction finder directional antenna directionality directive directivity directness director director-stockholder relation director of research directorate directorship directory Overview of adj dire The adj dire has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. desperate, dire -- (fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency") 2. awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible -- (causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse") Antonyms of adj dire 2 senses of dire Sense 1 desperate, dire INDIRECT (VIA critical) -> noncritical, noncrucial Sense 2 awful, dire, direful, dread(postnominal), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible INDIRECT (VIA alarming) -> unalarming Similarity of adj dire 2 senses of dire Sense 1 desperate, dire => critical (vs. noncritical) Sense 2 awful, dire, direful, dread(postnominal), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible => alarming (vs. unalarming) Attributes of adj dire Familiarity of adj dire dire used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj dire dire direct directed directing directional directionless directive direful Overview of adj dire The adj dire has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. desperate, dire -- (fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency") 2. awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible -- (causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse")
dire definition
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