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   Fa·tal

   /ˈfād(ə)l/

   

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

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   What is the origin of the word fatal?

   • late 14c., "decreed by fate," from Middle French fatal (14c.) and directly from Latin fatalis "ordained by fate," from fatum (see fate (n.)); sense of "causing death" is early 15c. It is impossible to doubt that this passion is fatal to more than the purse.

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   What is the difference between fatal and deadly?

   • Fatal may refer to either the future or the past; in either case, it emphasizes inevitability and the inescapable—the disastrous, whether death or dire misfortune: The accident was fatal. Such a mistake would be fatal. Deadly looks to the future, and suggests that which is likely to cause death (though not inevitably so): a deadly poison, disease.

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   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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   Definitions of fatal. adjective. bringing death. synonyms: deadly, deathly, mortal. causing or capable of causing death. deadly, lethal. of an instrument of certain death. terminal. causing or ending in or approaching death. see more. adjective. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin.

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   4 days ago · Fatal means causing or capable of causing death, or very destructive or ruinous. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, usage and synonyms of fatal with Collins English Dictionary.

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   Fatal means causing or ending in death or disaster. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation, synonyms and grammar notes.