Dire and Galling

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Dire adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.

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Galling and dire are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Galling" instead an adjective "Dire".

Galling adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.

Usage example: losing in the last round of play-offs was galling to our home team

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Dire and galling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dire" instead an adjective "Galling".

Nearby Words: gall, galled

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Galling and Dire. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dire/galling

Dire & Galling. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dire/galling>.

Galling or Dire. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dire/galling.

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