terminal
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7.1
- adjective
- /ˈtɜrmɪnəl/
- The doctor informed her that she had been diagnosed with a terminal illness that could not be cured.
- a terminal illness
- terminal cancer
- a terminal diagnosis
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Watch on YouTubeHe told us that he himself had terminal colon cancer.
- He told us that he himself had terminal colon cancer.
- And I want to encourage people to do that absent terminal diagnosis.
- Of course, I asked him about this thing called terminal lucidity.
- Every single one of us at birth was given a terminal diagnosis.
- I I I always think if I get diagnosed with terminal cancer, I might give it a whirl.
- So is the fact that it's logical for a person who has terminal cancer not want treatment?
- And they'll be diagnosed with maybe some kind of a terminal illness.
- This is exactly how that's going to play if you get terminal cancer.
- And all of the things that families experience when they hear about a terminal diagnosis, physicians experience too.
- But whilst I was kind of getting through that, my mum was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
- You know, in any way that's, you know, that that transmits the urgency of a terminal illness.
- They were all terminal, progressive autoimmune illnesses with no cure.
- You know, I feel the same about people who are survivors of a loved one's terminal illness.
Examples
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But whilst I was kind of getting through that, my mum was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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So all of us, I know, all of us have got a terminal diagnosis, right?
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And I understand that it is a terminal disease.
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You... you have a rare condition, and it's terminal.
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And her prognosis was terminal.
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It's a terminal illness.
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When Bobby was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1996, she decided to keep every piece of paper he ever touched, becoming the guardian of his legacy.
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If you were dying of terminal cancer, you would opt for this continuation, wouldn't you?
Fiction book (2001) -
A 70-year-old parent with terminal cancer suffered from severe pain that was not treatable with pain drugs.
Academic text (2001) -
Caregivers experience multiple losses during the downhill trajectory of a loved one's terminal illness.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
547
2.8
Able to cause death or serious harm
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4.8
Able to cause death, for example by a weapon or poison
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3.7
Causing a person's death
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Compounds
- Specialized
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6.3
The fastest steady speed a falling object reaches when air stops it from going faster
- Formal
1
7.0
A final time away from duty taken before leaving the military while still officially in service
1
3.5
A building at an airport where passengers and luggage are checked and handled before or after flights
1
3.4
A station at the end of a train line where trains load or unload people and goods
- Specialized
1
7.2
A way to make a computer act like an old screen and keyboard to connect to remote servers
- Specialized
1
9.9
A carved statue, often a head or animal, placed on a square pillar to mark a boundary
- Specialized
A device that connects to a main computer over a network so users can access it remotely
- Specialized
A computer used for one specific work task, like taking orders
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Etymology
Terminal comes from the Latin terminus meaning 'end' and shares the same root as terminate 'to end'. That's why a terminal illness is one that has reached a final, life-ending stage.