Definitions for dire
daɪərdire

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. desperate, direadjective

   fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

   "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"

2. awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terribleadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. direadjective

   Ill-boding; portentous.

   dire omens

2. direadjective

   Dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.

   dire consequences

3. direadjective

   Urgent, pressing.

   dire need

4. Etymology: From dirus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DIREadjective

   Dreadful; dismal; mournful; horrible; terrible; evil in a great degree.

   Etymology: dirus, Latin.

   Your eye in Scotland
   Would create soldiers, and make women fight,
   To doff their dire distresses. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   More by intemperance die
   In meats, and drinks, which on the earth shall bring
   Diseases dire; of which a monstrous crew
   Before thee shall appear. John Milton, P. Lost, b. xi. l. 474.

   Hydras, and gorgons, and chimæras dire. John Milton.

   Or what the cross, dire-looking planet smites,
   Or hurtful worm with canker’d venom bites. John Milton.

   Dire was the tossing, deep the groans, despair
   Tended the sick. John Milton.

   Discord! dire sister of the slaughtered pow’r,
   Small at her birth, but rising ev’ry hour;
   While scarce the skies her horrid head can bound,
   She stalks on earth, and shakes the world around. Alexander Pope, Il.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diré

   Diré is a town and commune on the left bank of the Niger River in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. In the 2009 census the population of the commune was 22,365. The town is the administrative center of the Diré Cercle. There are several languages spoken, but the main language is Songhay. The population is predominantly Muslim. Situated on the Niger River, the principal industries are agriculture and commerce.

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1. dire

   Dire is an adjective used to describe something that is extremely serious, urgent, or terrible. It often refers to situations or circumstances that may have disastrous or calamitous outcomes. It is characterized by severe, serious, intense and extreme conditions that often cause great fear or worry.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dire

   ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens

2. Dire

   evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable

3. Etymology: [L. dirus; of uncertain origin.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dire

   Dire is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Miyu was separated from Dire woreda. Located in the southern part of the Borena Zone, Dire is bordered on the south by Kenya, on the west by Teltele, on the north by Yabelo, on the northeast by Arero, and on the east by Moyale. Towns in Dire include Mega and Dubuluk.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dire

   dīr, adj. dreadful: calamitous in a high degree—(poet.) Dire′ful.—adv. Dire′fully.—n. Dire′fulness. [L. dirus; cf. Gr. deinos, frightful.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DIRE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dire is ranked #42030 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Dire surname appeared 517 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Dire.
   
   90.3% or 467 total occurrences were White.
   4.6% or 24 total occurrences were Black.
   3.6% or 19 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for dire »

1. reid

2. dier

3. ride

How to pronounce dire?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say dire in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dire in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of dire in a Sentence

1. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   I know that someday my works will be praised by the critics, revered by the skeptics, respected by the cynics, continue to be researched by the academics, and loved by all those who know truth throughout the world. it will defy description and pose a dire challenge to historical analysis. the truths I deliver stands on its own. I created reggae and told the world about- the technotyrannical society.

2. Zukie Vuka:

   The passenger rail in South Africa -LRB- PRASA -RRB- is in a dire situation. It's in crisis, trains are overcrowded, trains get canceled all the time, trains get delayed.

3. Susana Malcorra:

   The dire situation is growing worse, we are expecting dangerous flooding and drought.

4. Robert Wilson:

   The long-term survival of skiing and other winter recreation will depend on nations lowering their carbon emissions to avoid the more dire consequences and severe warming in the future.

5. Philip Alston:

   It can't be done except under really dire circumstances.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dire
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dire
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dire
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dire
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dire
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dire
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dire
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html