fatal

fa·tal  (ftl)

adj.

1. Causing or capable of causing death.

2. Causing ruin or destruction; disastrous: "Such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory" (Charles Darwin).

3. Of decisive importance; fateful: came through at the fatal moment.

4. Concerning or determining one's fate: the fatal thread of life.

5. Obsolete Having been destined; fated.

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[Middle English, fateful, from Old French, from Latin ftlis, from ftum, prophecy, doom; see fate.]

Synonyms: fatal, deadly, mortal, lethal
These adjectives apply to what causes or is likely to cause death. Fatal describes conditions, circumstances, or events that have caused or are destined to cause death or dire consequences: a fatal illness.
Deadly means capable of killing: a deadly poison.
Mortal describes a condition or action that produces death: a mortal wound.
Lethal refers to a sure agent of death that may have been created solely for the purpose of killing: execution by lethal injection.

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fatal

Adjective

1. resulting in death: a fatal accident

2. resulting in unfortunate consequences: Gorbachov's second fatal mistake [Latin fatum fate]

fatally adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fatal - bringing death                       nonfatal - not bringing death; "nonfatal heart attack"
	2.	fatal - having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; "that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea"- Saturday Rev; "the fatal day of the election finally arrived" fateful decisive - determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"
	3.	fatal - (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur; "a fateful error" calamitous, disastrous, fateful, black unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"
	4.	fatal - controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined; "a fatal series of events" fateful inevitable - incapable of being avoided or prevented; "the inevitable result"

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fatal

adjective 1. disastrous, devastating, crippling, lethal, catastrophic, ruinous, calamitous, baleful, baneful << OPPOSITE minor

adjective 2. decisive, final, determining, critical, crucial, fateful

adjective 3. lethal, deadly, mortal, causing death, final, killing, terminal, destructive, malignant, incurable, pernicious << OPPOSITE harmless

Translations

fatal [ˈfeɪtl] adj [mistake] → fatal; [injury] → mortal; [consequence] → funesto

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fatal [ˈfeɪtl] adj [mistake] → fatal(e); [injury] → mortel(le)

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fatal [ˈfeɪtl] adj → tödlich;

(mistake) → verhängnisvoll

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fatal [ˈfeɪtl] adj → fatale; mortale; disastroso/a

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fatal

adj fatal [ˈfeitl]

1 causing death a fatal accident. noodlottig, dodelik مُميت، قاتِل смъртоносен smrtelný dødelig tödlich θανάσιμος, θανατηφόρος mortal surmav مرگبار kuolettava fatal קַטלָנִי घातक fatalan, koban halálos fatal banvænn fatale 致命的な 치명적인 mirtinas nāvīgs membawa maut dodelijk dødelig śmiertelny fatal fatal смертельный smrteľný poguben smrtonosan dödlig ซึ่งทำให้ถึงตาย öldürücü, ölümcül 致命的 фатальний مہلک chí tử 致命的

2 disastrous She made the fatal mistake of not inviting him to the party. rampspoedig, fataal قاتِل، فَظيع фатален osudný skæbnesvanger verhängnisvoll μοιραίος, καταστροφικός fatal saatuslik مصیبت بار kohtalokas fatal גוֹרָלִי विनाशकारी koban, katastofalan végzetes fatal hræðilegur fatale 取り返しのつかない 결정적인, 엄청난 fatališkas, lemtingas liktenīgs membawa padah rampzalig skjebnesvanger, ødeleggende fatalny fatal fatal роковой osudný usoden fatalan fatal ซึ่งทำให้หายนะ kötü, talihsiz 嚴重的 згубний, фатальний تباہ کن غلطی gây ra tai hoạ 严重的

adv fatally

noodlottig, dodelik بِصورَةٍ قاتِلَه أو مُميتَه пагубно smrtelně; osudně dødeligt verhängnisvoll μοιραία, θανατηφόρα mortalmente saatuslikult بطور مهلک kohtalokkaasti fatalement בְּצוּרָה אֲנוּשָׁה घातक fatalno, kobno halálosan secara fatal lífshættulega fatalmente 致命的に 치명적으로 mirtinai nāvīgi; liktenīgi dengan membawa padah dodelijk dødelig śmiertelnie fatalmente fatal(mente) неизбежно osudne; smrteľne usodno fatalno dödligt, fatalt อย่างปางตาย ölümcül bir biçimde 致命地 фатально مہلکانہ một cách tai hoạ, chết người 致命地

n fatality [fəˈtӕləti]

(an accident causing) death fatalities on the roads. noodlottigheid, sterfte مَوْت في حادِث سَيّارَه катастрофа smrtelná nehoda dødsulykke der Todesfall θανατηφόρο ατύχημα accidente mortal õnnetu surm مرگ و میر kuolema accident mortel מִקרֶה מָוֶת मृत्यु nesreća, katastrofa; broj žrtava haláleset kecelakaan fatal banaslys; dauðsfall incidente mortale, fatalità 事故死 치명적인 nelaimingas atsitikimas, mirtis ceļa negadījuma upuri kematian dodelijk ongeluk dødsfall, dødsulykke śmiertelny wypadek fatalidade accident mortal смерть (от несчастного случая) smrteľný úraz smrtna nesreča nesreća dödsolycka ความตายที่มาจากอุบัติเหตุหรือสงคราม ölüm, can kaybı 死亡事故 нещастя; нещасний випадок موت cái chết bất hạnh; sự rủi ro 死亡事故