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• Qualifie quelque chose d'extrêmement grave, urgent ou terrible, souvent lié à une situation alarmante ou désastreuse.

Describes something extremely serious, urgent, or terrible.

1. Extremely serious or urgentB2formal

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

   Urgent, critique

   • 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.

   Synonymesawfulcalamitouscatastrophiccriticaldesperatedrasticdreadfulgraveterribleurgent

   Antonymesbenignfavorablegoodpromising

2. Causing great fear or sufferingB2formal

   Used to describe something that is dreadful or terrible.

   Effroyable, terrible

   • 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.

   Synonymesalarmingappallingawfuldreadfulfrightfulgrimhorrendoushorribleterrible

   Antonymesbenignfavorablegoodpleasantwonderful