verhängnisvoll
fateful; disastrous; fatal
English translations
- 01
disastrous
- 02
fateful
- 03
calamitous
- 04
ruinous
Word details
- German meaning
- Verhängnisvoll bedeutet, dass etwas schlimme Folgen hat oder zu einem Unglück führt.
- English meaning
- Disastrous, fatal
- Synonym
- fatal, unheilvoll
- German example
- Dieser Fehler war verhängnisvoll für das Projekt.
- English example
- This mistake was disastrous for the project.
- Comparative
- verhängnisvollerSuperlative: am verhängnisvollsten
Related words
- katastrophal
Catastrophic
- schicksalhaft
Fateful means determined or predetermined by fate, often with a significant or decisive connotation.
- verheerend
Devastating
- folgenschwer
Consequential
- schicksalsträchtig
Fateful
Example sentences with “verhängnisvoll”
Das war eine verhängnisvolle Entscheidung. (That was a fateful decision.)
Frequently asked questions
What does 'verhängnisvoll' mean?
It describes something that has serious, often negative, consequences.