Definitions for fatal
ˈfeɪt lfa·tal

Princeton's WordNet(3.33 / 3 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.

2. fatal(Noun)

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

3. fatal(Adjective)

   Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.

4. fatal(Adjective)

   Foreboding death or great disaster.

5. fatal(Adjective)

   Causing death or destruction

6. fatal(Adjective)

   Causing a sudden end to a program.

Origin: From fatalis.

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

1. Fatal(adj)

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

2. Fatal(adj)

   foreboding death or great disaster

3. Fatal(adj)

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

Origin: [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

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1. A-flat

How to pronounce fatal?

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   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. Will Durant:

   Inquiry is fatal to certainty.

2. William Cowper:

   Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.

3. Christopher Hart:

   There will be fatal crashes, that's for sure.

4. Mark Meadows:

   It's not a fatal blow, it's just a reorganize.

5. Mike Ditka:

   Success isn't permanent, and failure isn't fatal.

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