Adjective C1

dire

/ˈdaɪə(r)/

উচ্চারণ: ডাইয়ার

ভয়াবহ, চরম বিপদের

অত্যন্ত গুরুতর, ভয়ানক বা বিপদজনক পরিস্থিতি বোঝায়, যা প্রায়ই দুর্দশা বা সংকটের ইঙ্গিত দেয়।

Extremely serious or urgent; causing great fear or suffering.

The situation became so dire that the government was forced to take immediate action.

ডাই (die) শব্দের সাথে মিল—যা মৃত্যুর মতো ভয়াবহ পরিস্থিতি বোঝায়।

dire consequences dire straits dire situation dire need dreadful terrible catastrophic critical
direly direness

Adjective; often used before nouns like 'consequences', 'situation', 'need'.

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