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English to English adjective
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Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless | | Example: a desperate illness
on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel
a dire emergency
source: wordnet30
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causing fear or dread or terror | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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