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fatal
adjective
controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined
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- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- F
- Ends with
- L
- Contains
- ATA
- Scrabble score
- 8
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈfeɪtəl
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adjective
controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined
“a fatal series of events”
adjective
having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
“{'source': 'Saturday Rev', 'text': 'that fateful meeting of the U.N. when … it declared war on North Korea'}”
adjective
bringing death
adjective
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
“the stock market crashed on Black Friday”
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Example Sentences
a fatal series of events
{'source': 'Saturday Rev', 'text': '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
a calamitous defeat
the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign
{'source': 'Charles Darwin', 'text': 'such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory'}
{'source': 'Douglas MacArthur', 'text': 'it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it'}
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