fatal
Causing death or destruction.
Other meanings
Causing a sudden end to the running of a program.
“a fatal error; a fatal exception”
Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.
Related words
- fatal attraction
- fatal familial insomnia
- fatalism
- fatalist
- fatalistic
- fatality
- fatalize
- fatally
- fatalness
- fatal system error
- homme fatal
- nonfatal
Word history
From Latin "fātālis".
Where this comes from
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