dire 2
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
causing fear or dread or terror
Examples
- 1.horrendous explosions shook the city
- 2.the awful war
- 3.a fearful howling
- 4.a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
- 5.dire news
- 6.the dread presence of the headmaster
- 7.polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
- 8.an awful risk
- 9.a dreadful storm
- 10.a terrible curse
Synonyms
- awful 2
causing fear or dread or terror
- direful 1
causing fear or dread or terror
- dread(a) 1
causing fear or dread or terror
- dreaded 1
causing fear or dread or terror
- dreadful 1
causing fear or dread or terror
- fearful 2
causing fear or dread or terror
- fearsome 1
causing fear or dread or terror
- frightening 1
causing fear or dread or terror
- horrendous 1
causing fear or dread or terror
- horrific 2
causing fear or dread or terror
- terrible 1
causing fear or dread or terror
