fatal
Causing death or destructionCausing death or destruction.
» The snake bite was fatal.
Укус змеи оказался смертельным. — Wezel
Укус змії був смертельний. — User92242
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4 sensesCausing death or destruction.
a fatal wound; a fatal disease; that fatal day; a fatal mistake
tödlich
роково́йrokovój, смерте́льныйsmertélʹnyj
Causing a sudden end to the running of a program.
a fatal error; a fatal exception
(archaic, rare)Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.
verhängnisvoll, fatal
роково́йrokovój, фата́льныйfatálʹnyj
(archaic, rare)Foreboding death or great disaster.
tödlich
роково́йrokovój
bringing death
Examples
109 sentencesThe snake bite was fatal.
Укус змії був смертельний. — User92242
ruУкус змеи оказался смертельным. — Wezel
That was a fatal error.
Це була фатальна помилка. — deniko
Is it fatal?
Це смертельно? — deniko
ruЭто смертельно? — odexed
Most fatal accidents happen at home.
ruБольшая часть несчастных случаев со смертельным исходом происходит дома. — marafon
Tom has made a fatal mistake.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle French fatal, from Latin fātālis (“fatal”).From Middle French fatal, from Latin fātālis (“fatal”).
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Forms
more fatal, most fatal| Comparative | more fatal Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most fatal Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
63 synonyms- controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined:fateful
- having momentous consequences; of decisive importance:fateful
- (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin:blackcalamitousdisastrousfateful
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.