dire

/ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/adjective

Signaling that something terrible is coming; threatening or ominous.

Example sentences

“The forecast carried dire warnings of flooding along the coast.”
“Economists issued dire predictions about the coming downturn.”

Almost always paired with a small set of nouns: dire consequences, dire straits, dire warnings, dire need.

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