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DIRE

/ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/
Meanings
  • adjective

    Extremely serious, grave, or urgent.

Pronunciation
  1. /ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/



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Synonyms

horrible , lamentable , terrible
Rhymes
Words rhyming with DIRE
sere , quere , terre , erre
Homophones
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  1. dire (French) : to say

Variants
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dire , direly , direness , direnesses , direr , direst , dire wolf , dire wolfs , Dire Dawa , voir dire , voir dires , ca va sans dire , c'est-a-dire , in dire straits
Forms
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direly

Etymology
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Originally from Old French 'disre' meaning 'disgrace, shame'.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'dire' is often used in the context of dire straits, which means a very difficult or dangerous situation.

  2. The term 'dire wolf' is used in the Ice Age series of documentaries to refer to a prehistoric species of gray wolf.

Related Concepts
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  1. grave: A container for burying the dead. Synonym for serious or urgent.

  2. urgent: Requiring immediate attention.

Quotes
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  1. The alleged threat posed by Yellowstone's 3,600 buffalo came from the fact that they carry brucella, a bacterium that cycles harmlessly enough in {it}Bison bison{/it} but has considerably more "dire" effects on cattle.

    - Christopher Ketcham,{it}Harper's{/it},June 2008

  2. Whether one is a lowly farmer or an urban worker, a student, professional, or a member of the elite, a meal is not complete unless rice is served to accompany the main viand of pork, fish, chicken, beef, vegetables or in the most "dire" circumstances, dry fish or salt.

    - Georgina R. Encanto,{it}Food{/it},April 2000

  3. All wild tigers are threatened with extinction, but Sumatran tigers are in especially "dire" straits because the world's zoos have only 235 of them in captive-breeding programs.

    - {it}Audubon{/it},November-December 1998
Culture
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In literature, 'dire' is often used to describe a serious or grave situation, as in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart'.

How to Memorize "dire"

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  2. associate

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    - Remember that 'dire' means extremely serious or urgent.

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