mortal
adjective /ˈmɔː.təl/
/ˈmɔːr.t̬əl/ literaryDefinition
› (of living things, especially people) unable to continue living for ever; having to die: For all men are mortal. → Compare immortal adjectiveDeath and dying › causing death: a mortal injury/illness men engaged in mortal combat (= fighting until one of them dies)figurative New computing technology dealt a mortal blow to the power of the old printing unions. → Compare lethalKillingMurder and attempted murder mortal dread/fear/terror › extreme anxiety about or fear of someone or something: We live in mortal dread of further attacks.Fear and phobiasAnxiety and worry - general words mortal enemy, danger, threat, etc. › a very serious and dangerous enemy, danger, threat, etc.Dangers and threatsSerious and severeSevere
(Definition of mortal adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- acute adjective (EXTREME)
- acutely adverb (EXTREMELY)
- chronic adjective (BAD)
- critical adjective (SERIOUS)
- desperate adjective (SERIOUS)
- dire adjective
- egregious adjective
- fatal adjective
- gravity noun (SERIOUS)
- grievous adjective
- heaviness noun (TO A GREAT DEGREE)
- heavy adjective (TO A GREAT DEGREE)
- matter noun (SITUATION)
- serious adjective (BAD)
- seriously adverb (BADLY)
- severe adjective (VERY SERIOUS)
- severity noun (NOT KIND)
- stiffness noun (SEVERE)
- swingeing adjective
- utmost adjective
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