The difference between Calamitous and Fatal

When used as adjectives, calamitous means concerning or involving calamity, disastrous, whereas fatal means proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.


Fatal is also noun with the meaning: a fatality.

check bellow for the other definitions of Calamitous and Fatal

  1. Calamitous as an adjective:

    Concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.

    Examples:

    "The city was struck by a calamitous cyclone."

  1. Fatal as an adjective:

    Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.

  2. Fatal as an adjective:

    Foreboding death or great disaster.

  3. Fatal as an adjective:

    Causing death or destruction.

    Examples:

    "a fatal wound; a fatal disease; that fatal day; nowrap a fatal mistake"

  4. Fatal as an adjective (computing):

    Causing a sudden end to the running of a program.

    Examples:

    "a fatal error; a fatal [[exception]]"

  1. Fatal as a noun:

    A fatality; an event that leads to death.

  2. Fatal as a noun (computing):

    A fatal error; a failure that causes a program to terminate.