fatality
Americannoun
plural
fatalities-
a disaster resulting in death.
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a death resulting from such an occurrence.
a rise in highway fatalities.
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the quality of causing death or disaster; a fatal influence; deadliness.
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predetermined liability to disaster, misfortune, etc..
a fatality for saying the wrong thing.
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the quality of being predetermined by or subject to fate.
There is a fatality in human affairs that leads to destruction.
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the fate or destiny of a person or thing.
Death is the ultimate fatality of all human beings.
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a fixed, unalterably predetermined course of things; inevitability.
to resign oneself to the fatality of life.
noun
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an accident or disaster resulting in death
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a person killed in an accident or disaster
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the power of causing death or disaster; deadliness
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the quality or condition of being fated
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something caused or dictated by fate
Other Word Forms
- nonfatality noun
Etymology
Origin of fatality
From the Late Latin word fātālitās, dating back to 1480–90. See fatal, -ity
Example Sentences
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Beyond the fatalities among Iranian leadership, the human toll on civilians continues to mount.
From Salon
Austria has now seen at least 21 avalanche-related deaths this winter, while dozens of fatalities have been recorded across the Alps.
From BBC
By the next day, records show that Geraldo Lunas Campos had died at the facility, marking the second fatality in weeks at the hastily constructed Fort Bliss Army tent structure known as Camp East Montana.
From Salon
Nine of those bites were fatal, higher than the 10-year average of six fatalities.
From Los Angeles Times
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has tallied six US avalanche fatalities so far this season, including one in Castle Peak in January.
From Barron's
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