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life–threatening
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life–threatening
(adjective)
life–threatening
/
ˈ
laɪfˌθrɛtn̩ɪŋ/
adjective
life–threatening
/
ˈ
laɪfˌθrɛtn̩ɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of LIFE–THREATENING
[
more life–threatening; most life–threatening
]
:
capable of causing someone's death
a
life-threatening
disease/emergency
The injury wasn't
life-threatening
.
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