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Meaning of heart attack | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An acute myocardial infarction, sometimes fatal, caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue.
  2. A major fright.
    figuratively
  3. Death or failure.
    figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“Before kick-off, a section of Chelsea's support sadly let themselves and their club down by noisily interrupting the silence held in memory of the Hillsborough disaster and for Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini, who collapsed and died after suffering a heart attack during a Serie B game on Saturday.”
“She'll have a heart attack when she sees that!”
“My computer had a heart attack when I tried to get it to run that program.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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