Fateful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; - Saturday Rev

ominously prophetic

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈeɪtfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈeɪtfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈeɪtfəl/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈeɪtfəl/.

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

foreboding black portentous fatal calamitous disastrous

Parts of Speech

adjective	having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; - Saturday Rev “that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea”
adjective	ominously prophetic
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

portent	noun	a sign of something about to happen
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

schicksalhaft

folgenschwere Folgen haben; von entscheidender Bedeutung; - Samstag Rev

🇫🇷French

fatidique

avoir des conséquences capitales; d'une importance décisive; - Samedi Rév

🇪🇸Spanish

fatídico

teniendo consecuencias trascendentales; de importancia decisiva; - Sábado Rev.

🇮🇹Italian

fatidico

avere conseguenze importanti; di importanza decisiva; - Sabato rev

🇳🇱Dutch

noodlottig

het hebben van gewichtige gevolgen; van doorslaggevend belang; - Zaterdag ds

🇵🇹Portuguese

fatídico

tendo consequências importantes; de importância decisiva; - Sábado Rev.

🇷🇺Russian

роковой

имеющие важные последствия; решающее значение; - Суббота преп.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्राणहर

महत्वपूर्ण परिणाम होना; निर्णायक महत्व का; - शनिवार रेव्ह

🇧🇩Bengali

ভাগ্যবান

গুরুত্বপূর্ণ পরিণতি হচ্ছে; সিদ্ধান্তমূলক গুরুত্বের; - শনিবার রেভ

🇮🇳Tamil

விதிக்குரிய

முக்கியமான விளைவுகளைக் கொண்டிருப்பது; தீர்க்கமான முக்கியத்துவம்; - சனிக்கிழமை ரெவ்

🇮🇳Telugu

విధిగా

ముఖ్యమైన పరిణామాలను కలిగి ఉండటం; నిర్ణయాత్మక ప్రాముఖ్యత; - శనివారం రెవ

🇮🇳Marathi

नशीबवान

महत्त्वपूर्ण परिणाम होत आहेत; निर्णायक महत्त्व; - शनिवारी रेव्ह

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભાગ્યશાળી

મહત્વપૂર્ણ પરિણામો આવે છે; નિર્ણાયક મહત્વ; - શનિવારે રેવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅದೃಷ್ಟದ

ಮಹತ್ವದ ಪರಿಣಾಮಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ; ನಿರ್ಣಾಯಕ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆ; - ಶನಿವಾರ ರೆವ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർഭാഗ്യകരമായ

സുപ്രധാനമായ അനന്തരഫലങ്ങൾ; നിർണായക പ്രാധാന്യം; - ശനിയാഴ്ച റവ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਿਸਮਤ ਵਾਲਾ

ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਹੋਣ; ਨਿਰਣਾਇਕ ਮਹੱਤਤਾ ਦੇ; - ਸ਼ਨੀਵਾਰ ਰੇਵ

🇵🇰Urdu

قسمت والا

اہم نتائج ہیں؛ فیصلہ کن اہمیت؛ - ہفتہ Rev

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

命运攸关的

产生重大后果；具有决定性的重要性； - 周六牧师

🇯🇵Japanese

運命的な

重大な結果をもたらす。決定的に重要である。 - 土曜牧師

🇰🇷Korean

중대한

중대한 결과를 초래함; 결정적으로 중요한 것; - 토요일 목사

🇻🇳Vietnamese

định mệnh

gây hậu quả nghiêm trọng; có tầm quan trọng quyết định; - Thứ bảy Rev

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นเวรเป็นกรรม

มีผลกระทบร้ายแรง; มีความสำคัญอย่างยิ่ง; - วันเสาร์ พระศาสดา

🇮🇩Indonesian

fatal

mempunyai konsekuensi penting; sangat penting; - Sabtu Pdt

🇵🇭Filipino

nakamamatay

pagkakaroon ng mahahalagang kahihinatnan; ng mapagpasyang kahalagahan; - Sabado Rev

🇲🇾Malay

nasib

mempunyai akibat penting; kepentingan yang menentukan; - Sabtu Rev

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مصيري

لها عواقب وخيمة؛ ذات أهمية حاسمة؛ - القس السبت

🇮🇷Persian

سرنوشت ساز

دارای پیامدهای مهم؛ دارای اهمیت تعیین کننده؛ - شنبه کشیش

🇹🇷Turkish

kader

çok önemli sonuçları olan; belirleyici öneme sahip; - Cumartesi Revisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

גוֹרָלִי

בעל השלכות משמעותיות; בעל חשיבות מכרעת; - שבת הכומר

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