terminal
adjective (ILLNESS) /ˈtɜː.mɪ.nəl/
/ˈtɝː-/ Definition
› (of a disease or illness) leading gradually to death: She has terminal cancer.KillingMurder and attempted murderDisease and illness - general words › A terminal patient is one who is seriously ill and will die soon.Disease and illness - general wordsDeath and dying terminally /-nə.li/ adverb › a terminally ill childDisease and illness - general wordsDeath and dying
(Definition of terminal adjective (ILLNESS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- butchery noun
- carnage noun
- claim sb's life idiom
- deadly adjective (VERY DANGEROUS)
- destroy verb
- drive/send sb to an early grave idiom
- drown verb (DIE)
- exterminate verb
- fatal adjective
- finish sb/sth off phrasal verb (KILL)
- kamikaze adjective
- knacker's yard noun
- life-threatening adjective
- liquidate verb (KILL)
- malignant adjective (DISEASE)
- polish sb off phrasal verb
- put sth out of its misery idiom
- right to die noun
- suicide noun (DEATH)
- wring verb
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