Life-threatening

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  life-threatening
       adj : 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}]