a fatal mistake

  • 1fatal mistake — critical error, fateful error, decisive mistake, deadly or lethal error …

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  • 2fatal — [fāt′ l] adj. [ME < OFr & < L fatalis < fatum, FATE] 1. Obs. fated; destined; inevitable 2. important in its outcome; fateful; decisive [the fatal day arrived] 3. resulting in death 4. very destructive; most unfortunate; disastrous …

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  • 3made a fatal mistake — made a mistake that cannot be corrected …

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  • 4fatal — 01. She died soon after contracting a [fatal] disease while travelling in Southeast Asia. 02. Over 20 people were injured, some seriously, in a multi car crash on the highway last night, but luckily there have been no [fatalities] as of yet. 03.… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 5fatal — fa|tal [ feıtl ] adjective ** 1. ) causing someone to die: a fatal accident/injury/disease etc.: a fatal road accident prove fatal (=cause death): In the nineteenth century childbirth often proved fatal. 2. ) with very serious negative effects:… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6fatal — adjective 1 resulting in someone s death: Meningitis is a serious illness, fatal in some cases. | fatal accident/illness/injury etc: a fatal climbing accident | prove fatal (=be fatal): If it is not treated correctly, the condition can prove… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7fatal */*/ — UK [ˈfeɪt(ə)l] / US adjective 1) causing someone to die a fatal accident/injury/disease etc: a fatal road accident a fatal heart attack prove fatal (= cause death): In the nineteenth century childbirth often proved fatal. 2) a) with very serious… …

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  • 8fatal — fa|tal [ˈfeıtl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin fatalis, from fatum; FATE] 1.) resulting in someone s death ▪ potentially fatal diseases fatal accident/illness/injury etc ▪ a fatal climbing accident ▪ If it is not treated correctly …

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  • 9Fatal Racing — Infobox VG title = Fatal Racing developer = Gremlin Interactive publisher = Gremlin Interactive designer = Les Spink and Ade Carless engine = Custom released = 1995 genre = Racing game modes = Single player and multiplayer ratings = platforms =… …

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  • 10fatal — [[t]fe͟ɪt(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A fatal action has very undesirable effects. It would clearly be fatal for Europe to quarrel seriously with America... He made the fatal mistake of compromising early... It would deal a fatal blow to his fading… …

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