fateful

//ˈfeɪtfəl//
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Adjective

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1

Having far-reaching and often disastrous consequences; decisively important.

That fateful decision changed the course of history.

2

Controlled or determined by fate; prophetic or ominous.

She had a fateful dream that seemed to predict the future.