fatality
Translation
fatality, death
Examples
The accident resulted in one fatality.
The accident resulted in one fatality.
The fatality rate of the disease is high.
The fatality rate of the disease is high.
Grammar Patterns
((number)) fatality/fatalities a death caused by an accident or violence The accident resulted in one fatality.
fatality rate the number of people killed by a disease or in an accident The fatality rate of the disease is high.
Similar Words
Synonyms: death, casualty, victim
Etymology
From Latin 'fatalitas', from 'fatum' (fate). It means an occurrence of death by accident, in war, or from disease.
Memory Tips
It sounds like 'fatal' + '-ity' (a state or quality). A fatality is the result of something fatal.