fatal

Meaning

Adj

1. Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.
2. Foreboding death or great disaster.
3. Causing death or destruction.
4. Causing a sudden end to the running of a program.

Noun

1. A fatality; an event that leads to death.
2. A fatal error; a failure that causes a program to terminate.

Synonyms

deadly

lethal

fateful

mortal

pernicious

ruinous

baneful

disastrous

calamitous

pestilent

inevitable

baleful

black

annihilating

deathly

destructive

murderous

unavoidable

vital

evil

fatally

crucial

feral

grievous

harmful

ill-fated

incurable

critical

‼️

internecine

killable

killing

contaminated

life-threatening

malignant

blasting

mortally

mortiferous

perilous

adulterer

bad luck

rabid

adverse

serious

terminal

toxic

curely

daggering

well-timed

wretched

unlucky person

bring about death

thanatophoric

die

💀

devastating

dying

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfeɪ.təl/

Etymology

From Middle French fatal, from Latin fātālis (“fatal”).