dire

Letters that make dire

d, e, r, i are letters that make 'dire'

Words within dire

re, IR, ire, Re, Ir are words within 'dire'

Anagrams of dire

ride, ired are anagrams of 'dire'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of dire

direr is a word created by adding a letter to 'dire'


2 possible definitions for 'dire'

Dire as "fraught with extreme danger, nearly hopeless"

Under this definition, dire is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

desperate has the same meaning as dire

Similar to dire

critical is similar to dire.

Example of dire used within this context

"a desperate illness", "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall, "a dire emergency"


Dire as "causing fear or dread or terror"

Under this definition, dire is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

direful, fearful, awful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible have the same meaning as 'dire'

Derivatives of dire

awfulness, dreadfulness, horridness, terribleness, apprehensiveness, apprehension, dread are derivatives of 'dire'.

Similar to dire

alarming is similar to dire.

Example of dire used within this context

"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"



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