transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfā-t ə l ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fatalis, from fatum fate
Date: 14th century
1. obsolete : fated
2. : fateful
a fatal hour
3.
a. : of or relating to fate
b. : resembling fate in proceeding according to a fixed sequence
c. : determining one's fate
4.
a. : causing death
b. : bringing ruin
a fatal attraction to gambling
c. : causing failure
a fatal design flaw
Synonyms: see deadly