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fatality
[ fey-tal-i-tee, fuh- ]
noun
- 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.
- 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
/ ´Úəˈ³Ùæ±ôɪ³Ùɪ /
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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²Ô´Ç²Ôî€Ð²¹Â·³Ù²¹±ôi·³Ù²â noun plural nonfatalities
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
"This is now the fifth fatality, which is absolutely heart-breaking for those families."
The new fatality brings the total deaths during January’s firestorm up to 30.
Wildfires are relatively uncommon in South Korea, and related fatalities are rare.
Procurator Fiscal Andy Shanks, who leads on fatalities investigations for the Crown Office, said he hoped the inquiry would give the families "the answers they sought" after "overwhelming loss".
Its reporting on North Korean defectors and the Chinese Communist Party's alleged cover-up of Covid fatalities have won awards.
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