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fateful

[ feyt-fuhl ]

adjective

  1. having momentous significance or consequences; decisively important; portentous:

    a fateful meeting between the leaders of the two countries.

  2. fatal, deadly, or disastrous.
  3. controlled or determined by destiny; inexorable.
  4. prophetic; ominous.


fateful

/ ˈڱɪٴʊ /

adjective

  1. having important consequences; decisively important
  2. bringing death or disaster
  3. controlled by or as if by fate
  4. prophetic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڲٱڳܱԱ, noun
  • ˈڲٱڳܱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ڲٱfܱ· adverb
  • ڲٱfܱ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fateful1

First recorded in 1705–15; fate + -ful
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Synonym Study

See ominous.
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Example Sentences

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She said the details of what happened that fateful day in Haverfordwest had "led to much frustration, disappointment and ultimately anger in how things played out".

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Leaving her sister at home on that fateful June morning, Jane was enjoying her new job in retirement delivering Betterware catalogues.

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His fateful choice that day — rescuing, or some might say stealing, a precious painting of a goldfinch — brings him solace.

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"That fateful Sunday morning at half seven when we realised something awful had happened, we were beyond upset," she said.

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But since that fateful launch, several thousand other satellites have made their way into orbit, with many, many more on their way.

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