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fatality
[fey-tal-i-tee, fuh-]
noun
plural
fatalitiesa 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
- nonfatality noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
A doctor at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City told Reuters news agency that the fatalities were the result of Israeli air strikes and that the injuries were caused by gunfire.
However, she received a further shock in 2023 when the HSE – which investigates serious funfair accidents – confirmed there had been a fatality on exactly the same ride in Australia in 2014.
The suspected assailant, the only fatality, left a screed detailing violent beliefs against life and procreation.
The GHF said in a statement: "There were no injuries, fatalities or incidents during our operations yesterday. Period. We have yet to see any evidence that there was an attack at or near our facility."
"Drone video and first-hand accounts clearly showed that there were no injuries, no fatalities, no shooting, no chaos," he said on Monday.
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