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life-threatening — life .threatening adj a life threatening situation, illness, or injury could cause a person to die →↑fatal … Dictionary of contemporary English
life-threatening — life ,threatening adjective likely to cause someone to die: a life threatening disease … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
life-threatening — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ potentially fatal … English terms dictionary
life-threatening — ADJ: oft adv ADJ If someone has a life threatening illness or is in a life threatening situation, there is a strong possibility that the illness or the situation will kill them. Anything but a rigorous approach is potentially life threatening to… … English dictionary
life-threatening — 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 … Useful english dictionary
life-threatening — /luyf thret ning, thret n ing/, adj. endangering life: a life threatening illness. * * * … Universalium
life-threatening — /ˈlaɪf θrɛtənɪŋ/ (say luyf thretuhning) adjective constituting a threat to one s life: a life threatening disease …
life-threatening — adj. Life threatening is used with these nouns: ↑allergy, ↑complication, ↑condition, ↑disease, ↑emergency, ↑illness, ↑situation … Collocations dictionary
life-threatening — UK / US adjective likely to cause someone to die a life threatening disease … English dictionary
ˈlife-ˌthreatening — adj a life threatening disease or situation is one that could kill you … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
