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# fatal

adjective (fatal)

«fatal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Causing death: «a fatal accident». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatal/#m1)
2. Causing failure or very bad results: «a fatal mistake». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatal/#m2)

### In the lessons

In news and safety lessons: fatal accidents, fatal diseases — warnings about real dangers. In stories and games: «a fatal error», «a fatal flaw» means a mistake or weakness that ruins everything. «Fatal» is serious; it is not used for small problems.

### Examples

- The crash was fatal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatal/#x1)
- Some mushrooms are fatal if eaten. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatal/#x2)
- Leaving the door open was a fatal mistake — the hamster escaped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatal/#x3)
- The disease can be fatal without treatment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatal/#x4)
- The hero's fatal flaw was pride. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatal/#x5)
- The computer showed a fatal error and shut down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatal/#x6)
- His hand closed on the fatal draught. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatal/#x7)

### Note

Adverb: fatally; noun: fatality (a death in an accident). Don't confuse with «fateful» (very important for the future). In maths and statistics, «fatalities» counts deaths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fatal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fatal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fatal.html) on Mova free.