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   fatal

   /ˈfeɪtl/

   adjective

   • 1. causing death: "a fatal accident" Similar deadlylethalmortalcausing deathdeath dealingkillingfinalterminalincurableuntreatableinoperablemalignanttragicliterary:deathlyarchaic:banefulOpposite harmlesssuperficial
   • ▪ leading to failure or disaster: "there were three fatal flaws in the strategy" Similar disastrousdevastatingruinouscatastrophiccalamitouscataclysmicdestructivegrievousdirecripplingcrushinginjuriousharmfulcostlyliterary:direfulOpposite harmlessbeneficial

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘destined by fate’ and ‘ominous’): from Old French, or from Latin fatalis, from fatum (see fate).

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   FATAL definition: 1. A fatal illness, accident, etc. causes death: 2. very serious and having an important bad…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of FATAL is causing death. How to use fatal in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fatal.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFATAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. adjective. A fatal action has very undesirable effects. She knew it was fatal to try to argue with Stephen. He made the fatal mistake of compromising early. It would deal a fatal blow to his fading chances of success. Synonyms: disastrous, devastating, crippling, lethal More Synonyms of fatal. fatally adverb [ADVERB with verb]

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   adjective. causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly: a fatal accident; a fatal dose of poison. Antonyms: life-giving. causing destruction, misfortune, ruin, or failure: The withdrawal of funds was fatal to the project. Synonyms: devastating, catastrophic, calamitous, disastrous, ruinous. decisively important; fateful:

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFATAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FATAL meaning: 1. A fatal illness, accident, etc. causes death: 2. very serious and having an important bad…. Learn more.

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   The adjective fatal describes something that is capable of causing death. Certain cleaning products, for instance, are labeled, “Could be fatal if swallowed.” Here's a helpful suggestion: don't swallow them.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › fatalFatal - definition of fatal by The Free Dictionary

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   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.