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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDire warning
/ˈdaɪr ˈwɔːr.nɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A serious and ominous advisory or notice highlighting imminent severe danger, disaster, or negative consequences.
"Scientists issued a dire warning about the rapid acceleration of climate change and irreversible ecosystem collapse." - 2
A grim and urgent prediction regarding future failure or hardship.
"Despite the dire warnings from financial analysts, investors continued to pour funds into the volatile market."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'dire', derived from the Latin 'dirus' meaning fearful, awful, or ominous, dating back to the late 16th century, and 'warning', stemming from Old English 'warnian', meaning to give notice of impending danger. Together, the compound expression emerged in modern journalistic and formal discourse to signify an especially ominous and serious advisory of forthcoming catastrophe or peril.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dire warning" is said worldwide
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avertissement sinistre
Transliteration: avertissement sinistre
"Les experts ont lancé un avertissement sinistre concernant la crise."
drastische Warnung
Transliteration: drastische Warnung
"Die Wissenschaftler gaben eine drastische Warnung heraus."
avvertimento minaccioso
Transliteration: avvertimento minaccioso
"Hanno emesso un avvertimento minaccioso sul futuro dell'economia."
advertencia funesta
Transliteration: advertencia funesta
"El informe incluye una advertencia funesta sobre el medio ambiente."
aviso sombrio
Transliteration: aviso sombrio
"Eles emitiram um aviso sombrio sobre os riscos iminentes."
गंभीर चेतावनी
Transliteration: gambhir chetavni
"वैज्ञानिकों ने जलवायु परिवर्तन पर एक गंभीर चेतावनी जारी की है।"
严厉警告
Transliteration: yánlì jǐnggào
"专家们就经济危机发出了严厉警告。"
엄중한 경고
Transliteration: eomjunghan gyeonggo
"전문가들은 다가올 위험에 대해 엄중한 경고를 보냈습니다."
深刻な警告
Transliteration: shinkoku na keikoku
"専門家は環境破壊について深刻な警告を発した。"
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