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Meaning of direful in English
Pronunciation
/ˈdaɪ(ə)rfəl/
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Classifying Adjective
direful
Definitions
1.
causing fear or dread or terror
Examples
« the awful war »
« an awful risk »
« dire news »
« a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked »
« the dread presence of the headmaster »
« polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was »
« a dreadful storm »
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Synonyms
alarming