Tra từ fatal - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

fatal [fatal fatals] BrE [ˈfeɪtl] NAmE [ˈfeɪtl] adjective
1. causing or ending in death
•a fatal accident/blow/illness
•a potentially fatal form of cancer
•If she gets ill again it could prove fatal.
compare ↑mortal
2. causing disaster or failure
•a fatal error/mistake
•Any delay would be fatal.
•There was a fatal flaw in the plan.
•It'd be fatal to try and stop them now.
Derived Word: ↑fatally

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the senses ‘destined by fate’ and ‘ominous’): from Old French, or from Latin fatalis, from fatum ‘that which has been spoken’, from fari ‘speak’.

Thesaurus:
fatal adj.
•The illness could prove fatal.
deadly • • lethal • • terminal • • incurable • • inoperable • |medical malignant •
fatal/deadly/lethal to sb
a/an fatal/deadly/lethal/terminal/incurable/malignant disease
a/an fatal/terminal/incurable illness/condition

Example Bank:
•He has not driven since his nearly fatal accident earlier this year.
•Her disregard of this advice was ultimately fatal.
•Tax increases have proved fatal to the nation's business community.
•The disease is potentially fatal.
•This kind of accident is almost always fatal for the pilot.
•a chemical which is invariably fatal to small mammals
•a possibly fatal setback to his plans
•He suffered fatal injuries when he was struck by a car.
•If she gets ill again it could prove fatal.
•Most farmers are alert to the potentially fatal consequences of an overturning tractor.
•They were involved in a fatal accident.