Difference between Dire and Horrendous

What is the difference between Dire and Horrendous?

Dire as an adjective is ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens. while Horrendous as an adjective is extremely bad; awful; terrible.

Dire

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens. evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.

Example sentence: When you put your characters in a dire situation, they often do things that surprise even you, so you have to go back and revise your original conception of who they are.

Horrendous

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Extremely bad; awful; terrible.

Example sentence: I'm a horrendous golfer, though I do enjoy it.

We hope you now know whether to use Dire or Horrendous in your sentence.

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