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fatal

Fatal describes something that causes death or that leads to failure or disaster. (adjective)

When you are shot in the head, this is an example of a wound that could be described as fatal.

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See fatal in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See fatal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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