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Direness

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition 1: The state or quality of being extremely urgent, serious, or disastrous.

Example Sentence 1: The direness of the situation demanded immediate action.

Definition 2: A feeling of extreme danger or peril.

Example Sentence 2: The hiker's heart pounded in his chest as he felt the direness of the approaching thunderstorm.

Definition 3: The state of being extreme or severe in degree.

Example Sentence 3: The direness of her anger was apparent in her scathing words.

Definition 4: The state of being extremely serious or critical.

Example Sentence 4: The patient's condition deteriorated rapidly, highlighting the direness of the medical emergency.

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