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silent killer

silent killer noun: a disease experienced by someone who is not symptomatic; (by extension) a life-threatening risk that is hidden or underappreciated.

Noun

silent killer (plural silent killers)

  1. (idiomatic) A disease experienced by someone who is not symptomatic; (by extension) a life-threatening risk that is hidden or underappreciated.
    • For many people, diabetes is a silent killer.
    • The threat stems from antimicrobial resistance or AMR, as this silent killer is called.2018 January 19, Thomas Cueni, “Pulling Together To Thwart A Silent Killer”, in Life Science Leader, archived from the original on 21 Oct 2021

Forms of silent killer

pluralsilent killers

Questions about silent killer

What does silent killer mean?
Silent killer means a disease experienced by someone who is not symptomatic; (by extension) a life-threatening risk that is hidden or underappreciated.
What part of speech is silent killer?
Silent killer is a noun.
What is the plural of silent killer?
The plural of silent killer is silent killers.

Words near silent killer in the dictionary

  1. Silent Grove
  2. silent h
  3. silent h's
  4. silent key
  5. silent keys
  6. silent killer
  7. silent killers
  8. silent listing
  9. silent listings
  10. silent majorities
  11. silent majority

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