life-threatening in English dictionary

  • life-threatening

    Meanings and definitions of "life-threatening"

    • Used to describe something that endangers the continued life of the subject.
    • adjective
      Endangering the continued life of the subject.
    • used to describe something that endangers life
    • adjective
      causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"

    Synonyms of "life-threatening" in English dictionary

    critical, severe, grave are the top synonyms of "life-threatening" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of life-threatening

    • life-threatening ( comparative more life-threatening, superlative most life-threatening)
    • life-threatening (comparative more life-threatening, superlative most life-threatening)

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