life-threatening

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life-threatening

adjective more life-threatening · most life-threatening

  1. Potentially fatal. The life-threatening illness caused him to be rushed to the hospital, where doctors worked around the clock to save his life.

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adj potentially fatal

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"life-threatening." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/life-threatening. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{life_threatening_2026,
  title = {life-threatening},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/life-threatening},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}