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fatal


fa·tal

F0048500 (fāt′l)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.
[Middle English, fateful, from Old French, from Latin fātālis, from fātum, prophecy, doom; see fate.]Synonyms: fatal, deadly, lethal, mortal
These adjectives apply to what causes or is likely to cause death. 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.
Lethal has a similar range, often with a suggestion of deliberate or calculated intent: execution by lethal injection; the lethal technology of modern warfare.
Mortal describes a condition or action that produces death, typically in a context of combat: a mortal wound; delivered a mortal blow.

fatal

(ˈfeɪtəl) adj1. resulting in or capable of causing death: a fatal accident. 2. bringing ruin; disastrous3. decisively important; fateful4. decreed by fate; destined; inevitable[C14: from Old French fatal or Latin fātālis, from fātum, see fate]

fa•tal

(ˈfeɪt l)

adj. 1. causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly. 2. causing destruction, misfortune, or ruin; calamitous: The closing of the plant was fatal to the town. 3. decisively important; fateful: The fatal hour was near. 4. proceeding from fate; inevitable: a fatal series of events. 5. pertaining to or concerned with fate. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin] fa′tal•ness, n. syn: fatal, deadly, lethal, mortal apply to something that has caused or is capable of causing death or dire misfortune. fatal may refer to the future or the past; in either case, it emphasizes inevitability or inescapable consequences: a fatal illness; fatal errors. deadly refers to the future, and suggests something that causes death by its very nature, or has death as its purpose: a deadly disease; a deadly poison. lethal is usu. used in technical contexts: Carbon monoxide is a lethal gas. mortal usu. refers to death that has actually occurred: He received a mortal blow.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.fatal - bringing deathfatal - 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"fatefuldecisive - 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 consequencesfatal - (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, blackunfortunate - 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"fatefulinevitable - incapable of being avoided or prevented; "the inevitable result"

fatal

adjective1. disastrous, devastating, crippling, lethal, catastrophic, ruinous, calamitous, baleful, baneful It dealt a fatal blow to his chances.
disastrous minor, inconsequential
2. decisive, final, determining, critical, crucial, fateful putting off that fatal moment3. lethal, deadly, mortal, causing death, final, killing, terminal, destructive, malignant, incurable, pernicious She had suffered a fatal heart attack.
lethal beneficial, harmless, benign, wholesome, innocuous, salutary, non-toxic, inoffensive, non-lethal, vitalizing

fatal

adjective1. So critically decisive as to affect the future:fateful, momentous.2. Causing or tending to cause death:deadly, deathly, lethal, mortal, vital.3. Causing ruin or destruction:calamitous, cataclysmal, cataclysmic, catastrophic, destructive, disastrous, fateful, ruinous.
Translations
致命的严重的

fatal

(ˈfeitl) adjective1. causing death. a fatal accident. 致命的 致命的2. disastrous. She made the fatal mistake of not inviting him to the party. 嚴重的 严重的ˈfatally adverb 致命地 致命地fatality (fəˈtӕləti) plural faˈtalities noun (an accident causing) death. fatalities on the roads. 死亡事故 死亡事故

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致命的zhCN
IdiomsSeefatal attraction

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fatal

(programming)Resulting in termination of the program.

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fa·tal

(fā'tăl), Pertaining to or causing death; denoting especially inevitability or inescapability of death. [L. fatalis, of or belonging to fate]

fa·tal

(fā'tăl) Pertaining to or causing death; denoting especially inevitability or inescapability of death. [L. fatalis, of or belonging to fate]

Patient discussion about fatal

Q. which is the most fatal cancer type? A. pancreatic- cancer that develops from pancreas cells:
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Q. Which among them is fatal? I want to know the types of bipolar disorders and how to differentiate them? Which among them is fatal?A. Bipolar disorders are of 3 types: Bipolar 1, Bipolar 2 and Cyclothymic . Bipolar 1 affected person has severe mood swings from high mania to depression and here treatment is given for mania. A bipolar 2 disorder episode involves mild mania also called hypomania that alternate with depression and this depression episode needs treatment. Cyclothymic disorder person have milder mood changes.Bipolar 1 person tend to have more fatal symptoms.

Q. Is arthritis a dangerous illness? Is it fatal? My girlfriend was diagnosed with arthritis 3 days ago and I'm really scared. need to know some details...A. so is there anything I can do to help her?

More discussions about fatal

Fatal


Fatal

Deadly or mortal; destructive; devastating.

A fatal error in legal procedure is one that is of such a substantial nature as to harm unjustly the person who complains about it. It is synonymous with reversible error, which, in appellate practice, warrants the reversal of the judgment before the appellate court for review. A fatal error can warrant a new trial.

A fatal injury is one that results in death. It is distinguished from a disability in accident and disability insurance policies, which includes those injuries that prevent the insured from doing his or her regular job but do not result in his or her death.

FATAL


AcronymDefinition
FATALFairest Among Thousands, Altogether Lovely (Masons)
FATALFinal Acronym Tolerance Acquisition Level :-)

fatal


  • adj

Synonyms for fatal

adj disastrous

Synonyms

  • disastrous
  • devastating
  • crippling
  • lethal
  • catastrophic
  • ruinous
  • calamitous
  • baleful
  • baneful

Antonyms

  • minor
  • inconsequential

adj decisive

Synonyms

  • decisive
  • final
  • determining
  • critical
  • crucial
  • fateful

adj lethal

Synonyms

  • lethal
  • deadly
  • mortal
  • causing death
  • final
  • killing
  • terminal
  • destructive
  • malignant
  • incurable
  • pernicious

Antonyms

  • beneficial
  • harmless
  • benign
  • wholesome
  • innocuous
  • salutary
  • non-toxic
  • inoffensive
  • non-lethal
  • vitalizing

Synonyms for fatal

adj so critically decisive as to affect the future

Synonyms

  • fateful
  • momentous

adj causing or tending to cause death

Synonyms

  • deadly
  • deathly
  • lethal
  • mortal
  • vital

adj causing ruin or destruction

Synonyms

  • calamitous
  • cataclysmal
  • cataclysmic
  • catastrophic
  • destructive
  • disastrous
  • fateful
  • ruinous

Synonyms for fatal

adj bringing death

Antonyms

  • nonfatal

adj having momentous consequences

Synonyms

  • fateful

Related Words

  • decisive

adj (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences

Synonyms

  • calamitous
  • disastrous
  • fateful
  • black

Related Words

  • unfortunate

adj controlled or decreed by fate

Synonyms

  • fateful

Related Words

  • inevitable
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