Fatal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bringing death

having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; - Saturday Rev

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈeɪɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈeɪtəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈeɪtəl/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈeɪɾəl/.

Examples

that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea
the fatal day of the election finally arrived
the stock market crashed on Black Friday

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

black calamitous disastrous fateful

Antonyms

nonfatal

Parts of Speech

adjective	bringing death
adjective	having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; - Saturday Rev “that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea”
adjective	(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; ; ; ; - Charles Darwin; - Douglas MacArthur “the stock market crashed on Black Friday”
adjective	controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined “a fatal series of events”

Word Forms

fatality	noun	the quality of being able to cause death or fatal disasters
calamity	noun	an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
disaster	noun	an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

tödlich

den Tod bringen

🇮🇹Italian

fatale

portando la morte

🇳🇱Dutch

fataal

dood brengen

🇷🇺Russian

смертельный

приносящий смерть

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घातक

मौत लाना

🇧🇩Bengali

মারাত্মক

মৃত্যু আনয়ন

🇮🇳Tamil

அபாயகரமான

மரணத்தை கொண்டு வரும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రాణాంతకం

మరణాన్ని తెస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

घातक

मृत्यू आणणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

જીવલેણ

મૃત્યુ લાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾರಣಾಂತಿಕ

ಸಾವನ್ನು ತರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാരകമായ

മരണം കൊണ്ടുവരുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਾਤਕ

ਮੌਤ ਲਿਆਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مہلک

موت لانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

致命的

带来死亡

🇯🇵Japanese

致命的

死をもたらす

🇰🇷Korean

치명적인

죽음을 가져오는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gây tử vong

mang đến cái chết

🇹🇭Thai

ร้ายแรง

นำมาซึ่งความตาย

🇵🇭Filipino

nakamamatay

nagdadala ng kamatayan

🇲🇾Malay

maut

membawa kematian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مميت

جلب الموت

🇮🇷Persian

کشنده

آوردن مرگ

🇹🇷Turkish

ölümcül

ölüm getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָטלָנִי

מביא מוות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'fatal'?

The primary meaning of 'fatal' is 'bringing death'.

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Using 'fatal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'fatal' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'fatal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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