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life-or-death definition

life·-or-death (līf′ôr det̸h′)

adjective

  1. having death as a possible result a life-or-death struggle
  2. so extremely important as to be crucial a life-or-death decision

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life-or-death Synonyms

life or death

modif.

decisive, crucial, necessary, critical; see important 1.


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life-or-death Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • struggle: However when they reach the lab, what should have been a simple raid turns into a life-or-death struggle against the unknown.
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