{
    "term": "mortal",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "that cannot live forever and must die",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We are all mortal."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Life stages"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "causing death or likely to cause death; very serious",
            "labels": "(literary)(figurative)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **mortal blow/wound**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to be in mortal danger"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her reputation suffered a mortal blow as a result of the scandal."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "lasting until death",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "mortal enemies"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were locked **in mortal combat** *(= a fight that will only end with the death of one of them)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "extreme",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We lived **in mortal dread** of him discovering our secret."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɔːtl/",
                "audio": "mo/mortal/mortal__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɔːrtl/",
                "audio": "mo/mortal/mortal__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- ‘death’."
}