life-threatening

[lahyf-thret-ning, -thret-n-ing]

adjective

1. endangering life.

   a life-threatening illness.

Example Sentences

His message to the growing number of urban Indians seeking quick fixes is blunt: "Don't use the drugs for cosmetic weight loss - use it for life-threatening weight gain."

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Following a serious injury and life-threatening sepsis, she had her leg amputated and now uses a wheelchair.

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Four other people remained in hospital though their condition was not life-threatening.

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Two people remain in a life-threatening condition in hospital and two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Saturday evening's incident.

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Eleven people were injured and received hospital treatment and two of them remain in a life-threatening condition.

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Related Words

• deadly 
• lethal 
• mortal 
• serious 
• severe