"dire suffering" is a valid phrase in written English.
You can use it to refer to extreme pain, suffering, or misery, typically endured for a prolonged period. For example: "The refugees experienced dire suffering as a result of the civil war."
Venezuela's economy is in dire straits, suffering from skyrocketing inflation, shortages of some basic goods and dwindling revenue from oil.
Aid workers say their conditions are dire, with many suffering malnutrition.
Miliband, suffering dire personal polls, said he relished the coming contest with Cameron: "If they want to have a debate about leadership and character – be my guest.
Sarkozy is suffering dire poll ratings and was today attacked for his handling of the reshuffle, with the left likening him him to a king bullying his courtiers.
He said: "What David Cameron doesn't tell you is that he thinks the only way for Britain to win is for you to lose". Miliband, suffering dire personal polls, said he relished the coming contest with Cameron: "If they want to have a debate about leadership and character – be my guest.
But not everyone in Luhansk wants to join Russia and some who express that sentiment are suffering dire consequences.
Compassion for starters, and also empathy for other people in dire straits, those suffering under the tyrannical rule of Scrotus?
They reported that the majority of the villagers fled high into the mountain, "where they must be suffering dire humanitarian conditions".
Compassion for starters, and also empathy for other people in dire straits, those suffering under the tyrannical rule of Scrotus? "Max would never do something purely out of the kindness of his heart," Rooke explains, "and he definitely would not try to build himself up as a legend, or a saviour.
