Life-threatening
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Life-threatening is an adjective meaning Potentially fatal.
Meaning
Potentially fatal.
Example Sentences
The life-threatening illness caused him to be rushed to the hospital, where doctors worked around the clock to save his life.
The MoD said the injured men received immediate medical attention and were evacuated by air to the military hospital at Camp Bastion, but three could not be saved. Next of kin have been informed. The other soldiers hurt are not thought to have life-threatening injures.
Prosser's focus on mental health in particular also led him to the (sometimes) life-threatening ways this can affect all of us, whether we work on the railway or not. In 2020-21, there were 247 suicides or suspected suicides on the national network - that's one every 35 hours.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deadly, mortal, lethal, deleterious, debilitating, severe.
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