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"such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory" "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"adjective(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
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"a fatal series of events"adjectivecontrolled or decreed by fate; predetermined
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"the fatal day of the election finally arrived"adjectivehaving momentous consequences; of decisive importance
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adjectivebringing deathOpposite:
Definition that contains fatal
- kill be fatal
- madness an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
- plague a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
- yield be fatally overwhelmed
- pest a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
- aids a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
- rabies an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
- sars a respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can be fatal
- succumb be fatally overwhelmed
- pestilence a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal