Definitions for fatal
ˈfeɪt lfa·tal

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

1. fatal(adj)

   bringing death

2. fateful, fatal(adj)

   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, fateful(adj)

   (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, fateful(adj)

   controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined

   "a fatal series of events"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fatal(Noun)

   A fatality; an event that leads to death.

   Etymology: From fatalis.

2. fatal(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From fatalis.

3. fatal(Adjective)

   Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.

   Etymology: From fatalis.

4. fatal(Adjective)

   Foreboding death or great disaster.

   Etymology: From fatalis.

5. fatal(Adjective)

   Causing death or destruction

   Etymology: From fatalis.

6. fatal(Adjective)

   Causing a sudden end to a program.

   Etymology: From fatalis.

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

1. Fatal(adj)

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

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

2. Fatal(adj)

   foreboding death or great disaster

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

3. Fatal(adj)

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

   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

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Lynly Egyes:

   Roxsana Hernandez needed medical care and yet she was cleared to be incarcerated. At numerous times throughout her days in immigration enforcement custody, the people she was detained with pleaded for her to receive medical care, it is clear from these records that if immigration enforcement believes that their sole duty is to shuffle people into immigration prisons, that is what they'll do. As a result, the consequences for those who are either sick or who get sick while in their custody can be fatal.

2. Mao Zedong:

   Passivity is fatal to us. Our goal is to make the enemy passive.

3. Helen H. Gardner:

   The most fatal blow to progress is slavery of the intellect. The most sacred right of humanity is the right to think, and next to the right to think is the right to express that thought without fear.

4. Omar Jadwat:

   The Trump administration has conceded that its original Muslim ban was indefensible, unfortunately, it has replaced it with a scaled-back version that shares the same fatal flaws.

5. Jeffrey St. Clair:

   Its hard to say which is more revealing of the fatal rot at the core of American politics, the fact that Trump and his daughter sent checks to Harriss campaigns or that Harris greedily cashed them.

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