Bad and Fatal

Bad

Bad adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Usage example: sitting too close to the television is said to be bad for the eyes

Fatal and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fatal" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Fatal

Fatal adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.

Bad and fatal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Fatal".

Both words in one sentence

  • Heroic Mime aka: Silent Protagonist As Venkman explained, he doesn't want to get attached in case something happens, referring to the "last new guy" as if something bad or fatal happened.
  • Bad Dreams Emp herself has nightmares both of her father's death (he had a fatal brain aneurysm right in front of her when she was a kid) and the many, many times she's been tied up by the bad guys.
    Source: Bad Dreams
  • The bad news is that there is a similar condition called "sporadic fatal insomnia": all of the symptoms of FFI, but without the need for genetic inheritence, since it can happen to anyone.
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