threaten : Idioms & Phrases

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life-threatening

  • adjective satellite causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
    grievous; dangerous; severe; serious; grave.
    • 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
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threatened abortion

  • noun the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception
    imminent abortion.
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