heart attack noun
plural ∼ -tacks [count] : a sudden painful and dangerous condition in which your heart stops beating properly
▪ Her chest pains turned out to be caused by a minor heart attack. ▪ He died of a massive heart attack. ▪ He fell off the swing and nearly gave me a heart attack. [=scared me very badly]
▪ Her chest pains turned out to be caused by a minor heart attack. ▪ He died of a massive heart attack. ▪ He fell off the swing and nearly gave me a heart attack. [=scared me very badly]
