fatal

[ feyt-l ]

/ ˈfeɪt l /

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adjective

causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly: a fatal accident; a fatal dose of poison.

causing destruction, misfortune, ruin, or failure: The withdrawal of funds was fatal to the project.

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. condemned by fate; doomed.

Obsolete. prophetic.

Origin of fatal

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English or directly from Old French, from Latin fātālis “ordained by fate, decreed”; see origin at fate, -al¹

SYNONYMS FOR fatal

2 ruinous, disastrous, calamitous, catastrophic, devastating.

4 predestined, foreordained.

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ANTONYMS FOR fatal

1 life-giving.

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synonym study for fatal

1. Fatal, deadly, lethal, mortal apply to something that has caused or is capable of causing death. 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. Like deadly, lethal looks to the future but, like many other words of Latin origin, suggests a more technical usage: a lethal dose; a gas that is lethal. Mortal looks to the past and refers to death that has actually occurred: He received a mortal wound. The disease proved to be mortal.

OTHER WORDS FROM fatal

fa·tal·ness, nounnon·fa·tal, adjectivenon·fa·tal·ly, adverbnon·fa·tal·ness, noun

quasi-fatal, adjectivequa·si-fa·tal·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fatal

1. fatal , fateful2. fatal , fetal

Words nearby fatal

fast-twitch, fastuous, fast worker, fat, Fatah, fatal, fatalism, fatalist, fatalistic, fatality, fatality rate

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Example sentences from the Web for fatal

Nor should we ever assume that weather alone, however extreme, should be fatal to a commercial flight.
Did Bad Weather Bring Down AirAsia 8501?|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Two years ago, a Party apparatchik surveyed the site of a fatal traffic accident… with a smile on his face.
China’s Internet Is Freer Than You Think|Brendon Hong|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are mean, unhappy and inspired only by their fatal selfishness.
Pope Francis Denounces the Vatican Elite’s 'Spiritual Alzheimer’s'|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to a police source, that fax came in at 2:46 p.m.—literally a after before the fatal bullets flew.
Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish|M.L. Nestel|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

As I described in an article over the summer when the fatal case in China was diagnosed, plague has three distinct clinical forms.
Bubonic Plague Is Back (but It Never Really Left)|Kent Sepkowitz|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With one powerful sweep of his paddle he can instantly turn the canoe, when only a foot distant from fatal destruction.
A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on Rivers and Lakes of Europe|John Macgregor
How fatal then, how tormenting, how intolerable, must her reverse of fortune be!
The Adventures of Roderick Random|Tobias Smollett
We have, therefore, to draw the fatal conclusion that Switzerland is doomed should capitalist imperialism endure.
The Forerunners|Romain Rolland
The Government of England will never rise to so exalted a pitch of glory, nor will its end be so fatal.
Letters on England|Voltaire
Then, again, numerous males fall victims to the jealous fury of their own sex, which leads to fierce and fatal battles.
Animal Life of the British Isles|Edward Step

British Dictionary definitions for fatal

fatal

/ (ˈfeɪtəl) /

adjective

resulting in or capable of causing deatha fatal accident

bringing ruin; disastrous

decisively important; fateful

decreed by fate; destined; inevitable

Word Origin for fatal

C14: from Old French fatal or Latin fātālis, from fātum, see fate

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for fatal

fatal

[ fāt′l ]

adj.

Causing or capable of causing death.

单词	fatal
释义	fatal [ feyt-l ] / ˈfeɪt l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fatal ON THESAURUS.COM adjective causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly: a fatal accident; a fatal dose of poison. causing destruction, misfortune, ruin, or failure: The withdrawal of funds was fatal to the project. 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. condemned by fate; doomed. Obsolete. prophetic. Origin of fatal First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English or directly from Old French, from Latin fātālis “ordained by fate, decreed”; see origin at fate, -al¹ SYNONYMS FOR fatal 2 ruinous, disastrous, calamitous, catastrophic, devastating. 4 predestined, foreordained. SEE SYNONYMS FOR fatal ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR fatal 1 life-giving. SEE ANTONYMS FOR fatal ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for fatal 1. Fatal, deadly, lethal, mortal apply to something that has caused or is capable of causing death. 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. Like deadly, lethal looks to the future but, like many other words of Latin origin, suggests a more technical usage: a lethal dose; a gas that is lethal. Mortal looks to the past and refers to death that has actually occurred: He received a mortal wound. The disease proved to be mortal. OTHER WORDS FROM fatal fa·tal·ness, nounnon·fa·tal, adjectivenon·fa·tal·ly, adverbnon·fa·tal·ness, noun quasi-fatal, adjectivequa·si-fa·tal·ly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fatal 1. fatal , fateful2. fatal , fetal Words nearby fatal fast-twitch, fastuous, fast worker, fat, Fatah, fatal, fatalism, fatalist, fatalistic, fatality, fatality rate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fatal Nor should we ever assume that weather alone, however extreme, should be fatal to a commercial flight. Did Bad Weather Bring Down AirAsia 8501?\|Clive Irving\|December 29, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Two years ago, a Party apparatchik surveyed the site of a fatal traffic accident… with a smile on his face. China’s Internet Is Freer Than You Think\|Brendon Hong\|December 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST They are mean, unhappy and inspired only by their fatal selfishness. Pope Francis Denounces the Vatican Elite’s 'Spiritual Alzheimer’s'\|Barbie Latza Nadeau\|December 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST According to a police source, that fax came in at 2:46 p.m.—literally a after before the fatal bullets flew. Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish\|M.L. Nestel\|December 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST As I described in an article over the summer when the fatal case in China was diagnosed, plague has three distinct clinical forms. Bubonic Plague Is Back (but It Never Really Left)\|Kent Sepkowitz\|November 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST With one powerful sweep of his paddle he can instantly turn the canoe, when only a foot distant from fatal destruction. A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on Rivers and Lakes of Europe\|John Macgregor How fatal then, how tormenting, how intolerable, must her reverse of fortune be! The Adventures of Roderick Random\|Tobias Smollett We have, therefore, to draw the fatal conclusion that Switzerland is doomed should capitalist imperialism endure. The Forerunners\|Romain Rolland The Government of England will never rise to so exalted a pitch of glory, nor will its end be so fatal. Letters on England\|Voltaire Then, again, numerous males fall victims to the jealous fury of their own sex, which leads to fierce and fatal battles. Animal Life of the British Isles\|Edward Step British Dictionary definitions for fatal fatal / (ˈfeɪtəl) / adjective resulting in or capable of causing deatha fatal accident bringing ruin; disastrous decisively important; fateful decreed by fate; destined; inevitable Word Origin for fatal C14: from Old French fatal or Latin fātālis, from fātum, see fate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fatal catastrophic, calamitous, mortal, cataclysmic, disastrous, fateful, malignant, virulent, poisonous, ruinous, destructive, incurable, inevitable, crucial, decisive, baleful, baneful, deathly, final, ill-fated Medical definitions for fatal fatal [ fāt′l ] adj. Causing or capable of causing death. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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fatal

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