fatality

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /feɪˈtælɪti/ UK /fəˈtælətɪ/ See IPA manual

Freq #25782

Meanings

1

noun
A death caused by an accident, disaster, or violence.

The crash caused three fatalities and several injuries.
2

noun
The fact that something can cause death; deadliness.

Better treatment has reduced the fatality of the disease.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a death caused by an... human death

2 noun · the fact that something can... mortality

Word family

Forms fatalities

Derived forms nonfatality

Etymology

From French fatalité. equivalent to fatal + -ity. The video game move sense was popularized by the Mortal Kombat series.

Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# fatality

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /feɪˈtælɪti/
**IPA (UK):** /fəˈtælətɪ/
**Frequency rank:** 25782

## Meanings
1. A death caused by an accident, disaster, or violence.
2. The fact that something can cause death; deadliness.

## Examples
- The crash caused three fatalities and several injuries.
- Better treatment has reduced the fatality of the disease.

## Derived Forms
- nonfatality

## Etymology
From French fatalité. equivalent to fatal + -ity. The video game move sense was popularized by the Mortal Kombat series.

## AI Etymology
Fatality is from French fatalité. equivalent to fatal + -ity. The video game move sense was popularized by the Mortal Kombat series. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean a death caused by an accident, disaster, or violence, or the fact that something can cause death; deadliness. Derived formations include nonfatality.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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