fatality C1 Topic:Crime & Justice 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 AI details From French fatalité. equivalent to fatal + -ity. The video game move sense was popularized by the Mortal Kombat series. Topics Crime & Justice Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Crime & Justice - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown