Definition of direst:
(adj) :
Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
(adj) :
Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal.
(adj) :
Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
(adj) :
(informal) Bad in quality, awful, terrible.
(adj) :
(fantasy, gaming) Ferocious and of intimidating appearance, like a dire wolf.
(n) :
A surname.