The difference between Destructive and Fatal

When used as adjectives, destructive means causing destruction, 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 Destructive and Fatal

  1. Destructive as an adjective:

    Causing destruction; damaging.

  2. Destructive as an adjective:

    Causing breakdown or disassembly.

    Examples:

    "Catabolism is a destructive metabolism that involves the breakdown of molecules and release of energy."

  3. Destructive as an adjective (computing):

    Lossy; causing irreversible change.

    Examples:

    "Blurring an image is a destructive operation, but rotating an image is not."

  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.

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