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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- 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|a dire emergency
- dire :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