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Describes something extremely serious, urgent, or terrible.

ruОписывает что-то чрезвычайно серьёзное, срочное или ужасное.esDescribe algo extremadamente serio, urgente o terrible; de muy mala calidad o gravedad extrema.frQualifie quelque chose d'extrêmement grave, urgent ou terrible, souvent lié à une situation alarmante ou désastreuse.deBeschreibt etwas äußerst Ernstes, Dringendes oder Schreckliches; oft eine extreme Notlage oder drohende Gefahr.ptDescreve algo extremamente grave, urgente ou terrível, muitas vezes sugerindo uma situação de crise ou desastre iminente.zh形容情况极其严重、危急或可怕，常暗示可能带来灾难性后果或迫在眉睫的威胁。arيصف شيئًا بالغ الخطورة أو عاجلًا أو مروعًا، ويُستعمل كذلك للدلالة على سوء العاقبة أو الشؤم.

1. Extremely serious or urgent B2 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruКрайне серьёзныйesextremadamente gravefrUrgent, critiquedeÄußerst ernstptExtremamente gravezh极其严重的arخطير للغاية

   同义词: awfulcalamitouscatastrophiccriticaldesperatedrasticdreadfulgraveterribleurgent

   反义词: benignfavorablegoodpromising

2. Causing great fear or suffering B2 formal

   Used to describe something that is dreadful or 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.

   ruУжасныйesespantoso, terriblefrEffroyable, terribledeFurchtbarptTerrívelzh可怕的arمُرْهِب

   同义词: alarmingappallingawfuldreadfulfrightfulgrimhorrendoushorribleterrible

   反义词: benignfavorablegoodpleasantwonderful

• direr comparative form
• direst superlative form