Fatal Definition

fatal
adjective
  1. bringing death
  2. 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. (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. controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined; "a fatal series of events"

"Fatal" in song lyrics

See how fatal is used in real songs:

  • "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

Usage tips for "fatal"

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