Dire vs. Direful — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dire and Direful
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Dire
Extremely serious or urgent
Misuse of drugs can have dire consequences
He was in dire need of help
Direful
Inspiring dread; terrible.
Dire
Of a very poor quality
The concert was dire
Direful
Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.
Dire
Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous
A dire economic forecast.
Dire threats.
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Direful
Fearful, terrible.
Dire
Urgent; desperate
In dire need.
Dire poverty.
Direful
Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day.
Dire
Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
Dire omens
Direful
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
Dire
Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
Dire need
Dire
Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal.
Dire consequences;
To be in dire straits
Dire
(informal) Bad in quality, awful, terrible.
His dire mistake allowed her to checkmate him with her next move.
Dire
Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.
Dire
Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.
Dire was the tossing, deep the groans.
Gorgons and hydras and chimeras dire.
Dire
Fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless;
A desperate illness
On all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel
A dire emergency
Dire
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
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