Definitions for fatal
ˈfeɪt lfa·tal

Princeton's WordNet(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fataladjective

   bringing death

2. fateful, fataladjective

   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"

3. black, calamitous, disastrous, fatal, fatefuladjective

   (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"

4. fatal, fatefuladjective

   controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined

   "a fatal series of events"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fatalnoun

   A fatality; an event that leads to death.

2. fatalnoun

   A fatal error; a failure that causes a program to terminate.

3. fataladjective

   Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.

4. fataladjective

   Foreboding death or great disaster.

5. fataladjective

   Causing death or destruction

6. fataladjective

   Causing a sudden end to a program.

7. Etymology: From fatalis.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Fataladjective

   proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny; necessary; inevitable

2. Fataladjective

   foreboding death or great disaster

3. Fataladjective

   causing death or destruction; deadly; mortal; destructive; calamitous; as, a fatal wound; a fatal disease; a fatal day; a fatal error

4. Etymology: [L. fatalis, fr. fatum: cf. F. fatal. See Fate.]

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British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fatal' in Adjectives Frequency: #815

Anagrams for fatal »

1. A-flat

How to pronounce fatal?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fatal in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fatal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of fatal in a Sentence

1. Blake White:

   Increased speeds lead to more fatal and injury crashes, when speed increases, the severity of the crash is exponentially worse.

2. Winston Churchill:

   Success is not final, failure is not fatal it is the courage to continue that counts.

3. Jon Vernick:

   This is an age group that includes those that for the first time are away from home, mixed with alcoholic consumption, mixed with depression, if you add a firearm to that mix, it is very likely that a suicide attempt is fatal.

4. Albert Einstein:

   I believe that whoever tries to think things through honestly will soon recognize how unworthy and even fatal is the traditional bias against Negroes. What can the man of good will do to combat this deeply rooted prejudice? He must have the courage to set an example by words and deed, and must watch lest his children become influenced by racial bias.

5. Lisa Derderian:

   We are telling everyone, see mom virtually today, as much as you feel guilt on the front end for not seeing her, it's better than feeling guilt on the back end over the possibility you were carrying Covid-19 and you give it to mom or grandma, and the consequences were they got sick, or worse, it was fatal.

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