Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with fatal in American Collocation
fatal
adjective
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈfeɪt(ə)l/
event
accident
collision
crash
fall
He met with a fatal accident at the colliery yesterday.
when someone is ill
cancer
complications
disease
haemorrhage
heart attack
illness
infection
stroke
This is a rare but often fatal disease.
when someone is hurt
attack
blow
injury
shooting
shot
wound
There was never any evidence to suggest that he had actually fired the fatal shot.
be
prove
The snake’s bite rarely proves fatal tob humans.