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    fatality
    /fəˈtalɪti/

    noun

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  2. a death caused by an accident or by violence, or a person who has died in this way: The first fatalities of the war have been civilians. (Definition of fatality from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of fatality.

  3. : 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.

  4. 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.

  5. A fatality is a death caused by an accident or by violence, or someone who has died in either of these ways. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage in sentences from various sources.

  6. 1. a. A death resulting from an accident or disaster: highway fatalities. b. One who is killed as a result of such an occurrence: The driver was one of the fatalities. 2. The ability to cause death or disaster. 3. The quality of being determined by fate.

  7. Fatalities are plural nouns that mean deaths caused by accidents, disasters, or fate. See examples, synonyms, and related terms of fatality.

  8. noun. /fəˈtæləti/ /feɪˈtæləti/ (plural fatalities) [countable] a death that is caused in an accident or a war, or by violence or disease. Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. a campaign to reduce the number of fatalities on the roads. Topics War and conflict c1. Take your English to the next level.