fatal — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dire adj Extremely serious or urgent, often warning of disaster.
- fatal adj Causing death.
- problematic adj Causing difficulty, uncertainty, or concern; hard to resolve or accept.
Senses
fatal is used for these senses in English:
- dire Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
- fatal (rare, archaic) Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.
- problematic (sociology) Contributing (especially if subtly) to discrimination (such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or ageism).
dire — full definition
- adj Extremely serious or urgent, often warning of disaster.
- adj (informal) Extremely bad in quality.
fatal — full definition
- adj Causing death.
- adj Causing serious harm, ruin, or failure, especially to a plan or process.