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fatal
[feyt-l]
adjective
causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly.
a fatal accident;
a fatal dose of poison.
Antonyms:causing destruction, misfortune, ruin, or failure.
The withdrawal of funds was fatal to the project.
Synonyms: , , , ,decisively important; fateful.
The fatal day finally arrived.
proceeding from or decreed by fate; inevitable.
a fatal series of events.
influencing or concerned with fate; fatalistic.
Obsolete.Ìýcondemned by fate; doomed.
Obsolete.Ìýprophetic.
fatal
/ ˈ´Ú±ðɪ³ÙÉ™±ô /
adjective
resulting in or capable of causing death
a fatal accident
bringing ruin; disastrous
decisively important; fateful
decreed by fate; destined; inevitable
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- fatalness noun
- nonfatal adjective
- nonfatally adverb
- nonfatalness noun
- quasi-fatal adjective
- quasi-fatally adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of fatal1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In Minnesota, officials confirmed the fatal shooting of former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and the wounding of state Sen. John Hoffman was politically motivated.
Across the country, women have been turned away from emergency rooms after suffering ectopic pregnancies, which require an emergency abortion to prevent potentially fatal outcomes.
He described the planning and lack of risk assessment before the fatal bout as "sub-optimal".
Various theories have been posited as to what could have caused the crash in Ahmedabad, but one pilot I spoke to said that nowadays it's rare for a manufacturer fault to cause a fatal incident.
At the time of the fatal stabbing, Mr Masum was subject to court bail conditions to keep away from his wife following charges of assault by beating and making a threat to kill.
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When To Use
Fatal literally means deadly—capable of causing death.Similar words are deadly, lethal, and mortal—though they are often used in different ways.Fatal can also be used in a figurative way to mean capable of causing the destruction, ruin, or failure of someone or something, as in Failing to update their products proved to be a fatal mistake for the company. Example: These changes will hopefully greatly reduce the number of fatal car accidents that occur on highways.
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