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fatality
[ fey-tal-i-tee, fuh- ]
noun
- a disaster resulting in death.
- a death resulting from such an occurrence:
a rise in highway fatalities.
- the quality of causing death or disaster; a fatal influence; deadliness.
- predetermined liability to disaster, misfortune, etc.:
a fatality for saying the wrong thing.
- the quality of being predetermined by or subject to fate:
There is a fatality in human affairs that leads to destruction.
- the fate or destiny of a person or thing:
Death is the ultimate fatality of all human beings.
- a fixed, unalterably predetermined course of things; inevitability:
to resign oneself to the fatality of life.
fatality
/ əˈæɪɪ /
noun
- an accident or disaster resulting in death
- a person killed in an accident or disaster
- the power of causing death or disaster; deadliness
- the quality or condition of being fated
- something caused or dictated by fate
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDzЭ·ٲi·ٲ noun plural nonfatalities
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
He was asked if he could recall the number of fatalities in several IRA attacks, listed one by one, from the early 1970s, including Bloody Friday and the bombing at Claudy.
Israel's ambulance service said at least 12 people had been treated for smoke inhalation, but no fatalities have been reported.
Gone is all the talk about a spike in fatalities and the lack of understanding as to why it was happening.
The ministry had earlier denied that it had manipulated death toll figures after media reports highlighted anomalies between the August and October 2024 and March 2025 lists of fatalities.
No fatalities have yet been reported by authorities but footage showed people lying wounded on the street.
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