Dire and Torturous

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

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

Torturous adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.

Usage example: relatives had to make the torturous decision to disconnect the patient's life-support system

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Dire and torturous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dire" instead an adjective "Torturous".

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