direness
definition
- noun form of dire
dire
adjective
dire (adjective) · direr (comparative adjective) · direst (superlative adjective)
- (of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent:
- (of a warning or threat) presaging disaster:
Synonyms
dire,
terrible,
dreadful,
appalling,
frightful,
awful,
horrible,
atrocious,
grim,
unspeakable,
distressing,
harrowing,
alarming,
shocking,
outrageous,
grave,
serious,
grievous,
disastrous,
ruinous,
calamitous,
catastrophic,
cataclysmic,
devastating,
crippling,
miserable,
wretched,
woeful,
hopeless,
irretrievable,
lousy,
chronic,
direful,
parlous,
urgent,
desperate,
pressing,
crying,
sore,
extreme,
acute,
drastic,
critical,
crucial,
vital,
good,
mild,
ominous,
portentous,
gloomy,
sinister,
grim,
dreadful,
dismal,
unpropitious,
inauspicious,
unfavorable,
pessimistic,
encouraging