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fatality Definition

fa·tal·ity (fā talə tē, fə-)

noun pl. -·ties

  1. fate or necessity; subjection to fate
  2. something caused by fate
  3. a strong likelihood of ending in disaster
  4. a fatal quality; deadly effect; deadliness the fatality of any specified disease
  5. a death caused by a disaster, as in an accident, war, etc.

Etymology: Fr fatalité < LL fatalitas < L fatalis, fatal

fatality Synonyms

fatality

n.

  1. Mortality

    deadliness, virulence, lethality, poisonousness, destructiveness, inevitability, necrosis; see also death 1.

  2. A death

    casualty, dying, accident; see body 2, casualty 2.

fatality Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • occur: The highest single number of fatalities occurred among those aged about two.
  • cause: Drug trials in the US recorded that the drug had caused fatalities in patients taking the drug.
  • suffer: Since mid March the US have suffered 123 military fatalities, of which 112 were killed in hostile action.
  • reduce: The introduction of these laws is in line with the EU's target to reduce road accident fatalities from 40,000 to 20,000 by 2010.
  • prevent: Therefore, the average cost of preventing a fatality in the first year would be in the region of £ 6.5m.
  • confirm: There were four devices in total and there are 33 confirmed fatalities.

Adjective modifier

  • drink-drive: There were an estimated 590 drink-drive related fatalities in the 12 months compared with 580 in 2003, the Department for Transport announced.
  • work-related: The first release, in September 2004, covered work-related fatalities from the 2003 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.
  • accidental: Any accidental fatality to a member of the workforce is unacceptable.
  • pedestrian: NOTE: head injuries are the number one cause of pedestrian fatalities.
  • multiple: However, a fine of £ 750,000 was imposed on a company for a number of offenses relating to a multiple fatality.
  • civilian: The first civilian fatality was reported to be Hilda Horsley, a 17-year-old tailoress, who was on her way to work.

Modifies a noun

  • rate: The fatality rate is just under 1 per 100,000 jumps.
  • statistic: Their plight is reflected in the growing fatality statistics, the nearest these ' forgotten ' people ever get to an obituary.

Noun used with modifier

  • Workplace: Workplace fatalities in the 16-24 age range occur at a rate of more than one a month.
  • motorcyclist: However, 9 % of motorcyclist fatalities are over the drink drive limit.
  • workplace: Falls from a height are a major cause of workplace fatalities.
  • motorcycle: This year there had already been 7 motorcycle fatalities by the end of May.
  • cyclist: Annual cyclist fatalities ranged from 78 to 122 per year during the 1990s.
  • passenger: Station Platform Safety Measures In 2002/03 there were 23 passenger fatalities on the national rail network.
fatality Quotes

  Il n'y a pas de fatalite¤   exte¤  rieure. Mais il y a une fatalite¤ inte¤  rieure. There is no exterior fatality, onlyan interior one.

—Saint-Exupe¤  ry, Antoine de

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