life-threatening

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life-threatening - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  life-threatening
      adj 1: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a
             dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave
             illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a
             serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a
             life-threatening disease" [syn: dangerous, grave,
             grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening]