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Vinony

life-changing

adjective

  1. altering one’s course in life
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪfˌt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/

adj

Etymology: From life + changing.

  1. Having a significant effect on the course of one's life.

    “My trek across the Amazon was a life-changing event.”

    “Those people who eventually become millionaires typically don't get there through sheer luck or by making one life-changing investment.”

  2. Causing disability.

    “With this understanding, zero preventable deaths and life-changing injuries becomes more than a vision, but instead a realistically ambitious goal.”

    “His life-changing injuries gave him bleak chances of employment, and he was told that he was unable to have the operation he needed for his injured leg until he was 55 - a 15-year wait.”