fateful

US /ˈfeɪt.fəl/
UK /ˈfeɪt.fəl/
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fatale, funesto

having far-reaching and often disastrous consequences or implications

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The decision to invade was a fateful one.
La decisione di invadere fu fatale.
They met on a fateful night in Paris.
Si incontrarono in una notte fatale a Parigi.