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• يصف شيئًا بالغ الخطورة أو عاجلًا أو مروعًا، ويُستعمل كذلك للدلالة على سوء العاقبة أو الشؤم.

Describes something extremely serious, urgent, or terrible.

1. Extremely serious or urgentB2formal

   Describing a situation that is very serious, urgent, or desperate.

   خطير للغاية

   • The country is in dire need of humanitarian aid.
   • They were in dire financial straits after the business failed.
   • The report warned of dire consequences if action was not taken.

   المرادفاتawfulcalamitouscatastrophiccriticaldesperatedrasticdreadfulgraveterribleurgent

   الأضدادbenignfavorablegoodpromising

2. Causing great fear or sufferingB2formal

   Used to describe something that is dreadful or terrible.

   مُرْهِب

   • The dire warnings of the storm made everyone evacuate.
   • He faced dire poverty after losing his job.
   • The situation was so dire that they had to call for emergency help.

   المرادفاتalarmingappallingawfuldreadfulfrightfulgrimhorrendoushorribleterrible

   الأضدادbenignfavorablegoodpleasantwonderful