life-threatening
life-threatening · more life-threatening · most life-threatening
серйозний
серьёзный
lebensbedrohlich
Potentially fatalPotentially fatal.
US/lˈaɪfθɹˌɛtnɪŋ/
Meaning
1 sensesPotentially fatal.
The life-threatening illness caused him to be rushed to the hospital, where doctors worked around the clock to save his life.
lebensbedrohlich
More definitions
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
potentially fatal:
Forms
more life-threatening, most life-threatening| Comparative | more life-threatening Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most life-threatening Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivednon-life-threatening
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.