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- DictionaryFa·tal·i·ty/fāˈtalədē/
noun
- 1. an occurrence of death by accident, in war, or from disease: "shooting was heard and there were fatalities"
- 2. helplessness in the face of fate: "the plot needs a darker sense of fatality to cover its absurdities"
The meaning of FATALITY is the quality or state of causing death or destruction. How to use fatality in a sentence. the quality or state of causing death or destruction; the quality or condition of being destined for disaster; something established by fate…
noun. , plural fa·tal·i·ties. 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.
a death caused by an accident or by violence, or someone who has died in either of these ways: There are thousands of traffic fatalities (= deaths in traffic accidents) every year. The first fatalities of the war were civilians. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Death and dying. bereave. bite. bleed out. buy the farm idiom. cadaveric.
a death caused by an accident or by violence, or someone who has died in either of these ways: There are thousands of traffic fatalities (= deaths in traffic accidents) every year. The first fatalities of the war were civilians. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Death and dying. bereave. bite. bleed out. buy the farm idiom. cadaveric.
Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. [uncountable] the fact that a particular disease will result in death. to reduce the fatality of certain types of cancer. Different forms of cancer have different fatality rates. The fatality rate so far is about 50%.
A fatality is, quite simply and grimly, a human death. You will often hear fatality used in conjunction with the aftermath of a disaster, natural or otherwise. For example, a news broadcaster may say, "We have received reports of at least one fatality as a result of the storm."
2 days ago · 1. a disaster resulting in death. 2. a death resulting from such an occurrence. a rise in highway fatalities. 3. the quality of causing death or disaster; a fatal influence; deadliness. 4. predetermined liability to disaster, misfortune, etc.
