Fatal Definition & Meaning
fatal
- adjective
- bringing death
- 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"
- (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"
- controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined; "a fatal series of events"
"Fatal" in song lyrics
See how fatal is used in real songs:
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"Those who want to battle the Teradactyl that's fatal"
7L & Esoteric — Learn From the Druid -
"Cause when you take a ride through Parkside it's fatal"
A+ f/ Prodigy — Gusto -
"The shot was fatal"
A+ — Move On
Words that rhyme with fatal
Usage tips for "fatal"
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- What does fatal mean?
- bringing death 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" (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
- What part of speech is fatal?
- Fatal is an adjective.
- How many definitions does fatal have?
- Fatal has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).