Vocabulary
Fatal
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
causing death
Urdu meaning
مہلک، ہلاکت خیز، تباہ کن
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Tashkent proved fatal for both leaders: Prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri died there; Ayub Khan, like Chamberlain, returned home politically damaged.
- This is a welcome development; the dilapidated railway infrastructure, especially the decrepit tracks, has been responsible for dozens of fatal train accidents and hundreds of derailments.
- Why should anyone rule out the possibility that in their split-second bid to resolve the fatal glitch, they may have moved the fuel switch up or down to make it work, if at all they did that.
- Boeing was in neck-deep trouble until last month over two fatal accidents apparently caused by malfunctioning electronic equipment.
- Similarly, instances of potentially fatal violence, especially in domestic settings, by young male members of the family have also become more frequent.
Synonyms
deadly, lethal, mortal, causing death
Antonyms
assisting, blessed, fortunate, harmless, healthy, helpful
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