Hyphenation of direful

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word direful? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

dire-ful

Definitions of direful:

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Causing fear or dread or terror
The awful war An awful risk Dire news A career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked The dread presence of the headmaster Polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was A dreadful storm A fearful howling Horrendous explosions shook the city A terrible curse

Synonyms of direful:

adj awful, dire, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible, alarming

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