dire meaning in Tamil
கடுமையான
/ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/
dire in Tamil: கடுமையான, பேரிடர் பயக்கவல்ல, சொல். In English, dire means warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
Tamil words for dire
- கடுமையான, பேரிடர் பயக்கவல்ல, சொல்
English meaning of dire
- adjective Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
- adjective Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
- adjective Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal.
- adjective Bad in quality, awful, terrible.
dire in a sentence
- dire consequences; to be in dire straits
- His dire blunder allowed her to checkmate him with her next move.
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Questions about dire in Tamil
- What is the meaning of dire in Tamil?
- Dire in Tamil is கடுமையான, பேரிடர் பயக்கவல்ல, சொல்.
- dire என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Dire: கடுமையான, பேரிடர் பயக்கவல்ல, சொல்.
- What does dire mean in English?
- Dire means warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: dire (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: dire (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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