English dictionary
fateful
adjectivePronunciation
ˈfeɪtfəl
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined
adjective
- having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
adjective
- (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
adjective
- ominously prophetic
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'}