fatality
noun
fa·tal·i·ty fā-ˈta-lə-tē 
fə-
plural fatalities
1
a
: the quality or state of causing death or destruction
b
: the quality or condition of being destined for disaster
2
: something established by fate
3
a
: fate sense 1
b
: fatalism
4
: the agent or agency of fate
5
a
: death resulting from a disaster
b
: one that experiences a fatal outcome
Synonyms
- casualty
- loss
- prey
- victim
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Example Sentences
The car crash caused one fatality and several serious injuries. the grim reminder that every holiday weekend inevitably results in a slew of highway fatalities
Recent Examples on the Web According to the National Lighting Safety Council, Puerto Rico's last lightning fatality occurred almost exactly five years earlier, on Sept. 5, 2017. 
CBS News, 5 Sep. 2022 The current monkeypox outbreak appears to be less deadly than recent ones in parts of Africa where the virus is endemic and where the case fatality ratio had been between 3% to 6%. Fenit Nirappil, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2022 The fatality follows several other climbing deaths reported this summer in national parks. Paradise Afshar, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 Jackson died two days after the incident, becoming the sixth fatality. Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 Newer generations of cars are equipped with dual air bags, which significantly reduces the fatality risk for women in crashes, the NHTSA said. Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2022 An 88-year-old woman was killed Monday morning in what authorities believe was an alligator attack, the fourth fatality involving an alligator in the U.S. this year, according to reports. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2022 Call it Mega-Saul, a high-fatality shock show where shady lawyers and devious underworlders all actually talk to each other. Darren Franich, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2022 The fatal hit-and-run is similar to an Aug. 2 pedestrian fatality in Lawndale, in which a 58-year-old man was struck by two vehicles, one of which failed to stop. Katherine Rosenberg-douglas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 See More
CBS News, 5 Sep. 2022 The current monkeypox outbreak appears to be less deadly than recent ones in parts of Africa where the virus is endemic and where the case fatality ratio had been between 3% to 6%. Fenit Nirappil, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2022 The fatality follows several other climbing deaths reported this summer in national parks. Paradise Afshar, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 Jackson died two days after the incident, becoming the sixth fatality. Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 Newer generations of cars are equipped with dual air bags, which significantly reduces the fatality risk for women in crashes, the NHTSA said. Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2022 An 88-year-old woman was killed Monday morning in what authorities believe was an alligator attack, the fourth fatality involving an alligator in the U.S. this year, according to reports. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2022 Call it Mega-Saul, a high-fatality shock show where shady lawyers and devious underworlders all actually talk to each other. Darren Franich, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2022 The fatal hit-and-run is similar to an Aug. 2 pedestrian fatality in Lawndale, in which a 58-year-old man was struck by two vehicles, one of which failed to stop. Katherine Rosenberg-douglas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle French fatalité, from Late Latin fatalitat-, fatalitas, from Latin fatalis
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing fatality
Kids Definition
fatality
noun
fa·tal·i·ty fā-ˈta-lə-tē
plural fatalities
: a death resulting from a disaster or accident
Medical Definition
fatality
noun
fa·tal·i·ty fā-ˈtal-ət-ē, fə-
plural fatalities
1
: the quality or state of causing death or destruction : deadliness
the degree of fatality of a disease
2
a
: death resulting from a disaster
a car crash causing several fatalities
b
: one who suffers such a death
one of the fatalities was a small child
fatality
noun
as in casualty
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed the grim reminder that every holiday weekend inevitably results in a slew of highway fatalities Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- casualty
- victim
- prey
- loss
- martyr
- sacrifice
- loser
- underdog
- collateral damage
- murderee
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- winner
- victor
- killer
- murderer
- assassin
- gainer
- injurer
- harmer
- equated
- equated date
- equated to
- equates
- equates to
- equating
- equating to
- equation
- equation clock
- equation of continuity
- equation of exchange
- equation of light
- equation of motion
- equation of state
- equation of the center
- equation of time
- equational
- equationally
- equations
- equative
- Equatoguinean
- equator
- equator coordinate
- equator of heat
- equator system of coordinates