Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
in dire need of
Phrase
/ɪn daɪər niːd əv/
Definition
a phrase used to indicate a situation where something is urgently required.
Examples
- The community is in dire need of clean water.
- After the storm, the region found itself in dire need of assistance.
- He was in dire need of a new job after being laid off.
Meaning
When someone is ‘in dire need of’ something, it means they require it desperately or immediately.
Synonyms
- urgently requiring
- desperately needing
- critically needing
