English · Slang Attested

dire

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Bad in quality, awful, terrible.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

kém chất lượng, khủng khiếp

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

His dire blunder allowed her to checkmate him with her next move.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “dire” mean?

Bad in quality, awful, terrible.

Is “dire” formal or informal?

dire is generally slang.

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