in extremis
Originating from Latin, "in extremis" is used to describe situations of extreme difficulty or nearing death.
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Definition
C2Medical
(technical)Describes a patient who is critically ill and near death.
Example
- The doctors did everything they could for the patient in extremis.
C1General
(formal)Describes a situation of extreme difficulty or urgency.
Example
- The company was in extremis, facing bankruptcy without immediate intervention.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "in extremis":
down to the wireunder the wireon one's last legswithin an inch of one's lifelast ritesto deathlast gaspon the edgedying gaspto the deathmatter of life and deathdeath throe