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   fatal

   /ˈfeɪtl/

   adjective

   • 1. causing death: "a fatal accident" Similar deadlylethalmortalcausing deathdeath dealingkillingfinalterminalincurableuntreatableinoperablemalignanttragicliterary:deathlyarchaic:banefulOpposite harmlesssuperficial
   • ▪ leading to failure or disaster: "there were three fatal flaws in the strategy" Similar disastrousdevastatingruinouscatastrophiccalamitouscataclysmicdestructivegrievousdirecripplingcrushinginjuriousharmfulcostlyliterary:direfulOpposite harmlessbeneficial

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘destined by fate’ and ‘ominous’): from Old French, or from Latin fatalis, from fatum (see fate).

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   FATAL definition: 1. A fatal illness, accident, etc. causes death: 2. very serious and having an important bad…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of FATAL is causing death. How to use fatal in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fatal.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFATAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A fatal accident or illness causes someone's death. ...the fatal stabbing of a police sergeant. A hospital spokesman said she had suffered a fatal heart attack.

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   adjective. causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly: a fatal accident; a fatal dose of poison. Antonyms: life-giving. causing destruction, misfortune, ruin, or failure: The withdrawal of funds was fatal to the project. Synonyms: devastating, catastrophic, calamitous, disastrous, ruinous. decisively important; fateful:

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   adjective. having momentous consequences; of decisive importance. “the fatal day of the election finally arrived” synonyms: fateful. decisive. determining or having the power to determine an outcome. adjective. controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined. “a fatal series of events”

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   Fatal describes conditions, circumstances, or events that have already caused death or are virtually certain to do so in the future: a fatal accident; a fatal illness. Deadly means capable of killing or of being used to kill: a deadly poison; a deadly weapon.

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   FATAL meaning: 1. A fatal illness, accident, etc. causes death: 2. very serious and having an important bad…. Learn more.

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   Noun. Filter. adjective. Resulting in death. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Important in its outcome; fateful; decisive. The fatal day arrived. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Fated; destined; inevitable. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Very destructive; most unfortunate; disastrous. Webster's New World.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfatal adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of fatal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    adjective. causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly: a fatal accident; a fatal dose of poison. Antonyms: life-giving. causing destruction, misfortune, ruin, or failure: The withdrawal of funds was fatal to the project. Synonyms: devastating, catastrophic, calamitous, disastrous, ruinous. decisively important; fateful: