fatal

adjective
UK: /ˈfeɪtl/
US: /ˈfeɪtl/

  1. Causing death.

    1. The car crash was fatal to one passenger. [ ] [ ]
    2. A fatal combination of errors led to the airplane crash near the city. [ ] [ ]

  2. Having extremely negative consequences; disastrous.

    1. That mistake was fatal for our team. [ ] [ ]
    2. A fatal flaw in the design of the bridge led to its collapse during storm. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

lethal destructive mortal ruinous deadly

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "fatal" in English means: Causing death., Having extremely negative consequences; disastrous..

The phonetic transcription of "fatal" is /ˈfeɪtl/ in British English and /ˈfeɪtl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "fatal": lethal, destructive, mortal, ruinous, deadly.

Example usage of "fatal": "The car crash was fatal to one passenger.". More examples on the page.