fatality

feɪˈtæləti

fatalities

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Definition of fatality - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mortalitydeath caused by an accident or violence

The car crash resulted in one fatality.

casualty

death

victimperson killed in an accident or disaster

There were three fatalities in the plane crash.

casualty

victim

deadlinessthe quality of being able to cause death

The fatality of the disease is alarming.

deadliness

lethality

mortality

video games

move to finish a defeated opponent

He used a fatality to win the match.

execution

finisher

knockout

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Expressions with fatality

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case fatality rate

percentage of deaths among diagnosed cases of a specific disease

The case fatality rate for the outbreak was alarmingly high..

fatality rate

number of deaths per number of cases

The fatality rate of the disease is 5%.

Origin of fatality

Latin, fatalis (destined) + -ity (state)

Terms with fatality included in their meaning

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first death

initial fatality

the first person to die in an event

CFR

acr.

acr: Case Fatality Rate

percentage of deaths among diagnosed cases

deadliness

fatality rate

extent to which something can be fatal

IFR

acr.

acr: infection fatality rate

the rate of deaths from an infection

Examples of fatality in a sentence

There was a fatality reported after the building collapse.
The storm caused several fatalities overnight.
Officials confirmed one fatality at the scene.
The fatality of the virus outbreak shocked the world.
Researchers are studying the fatality of the new drug.
The player executed a fatality to end the game.

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French:mort, victime, ...
German:Todesfall, Unfallopfer, ...
Italian:vittima, morto, ...
Spanish:víctima mortal, fallecido, ...
Portuguese:fatalidade, vítima mortal, ...
Chinese:死亡事件, 遇难者, ...
Japanese:死亡, 死亡者, ...
Arabic:وفاة, قَتيل, ...
Hebrew:הָרוּג, נִסְפֶּה, ...
Russian:смерть, погибший, ...
Ukrainian:летальний випадок, загиблий, ...
Hindi:मृत्यु, मृतक, ...
Bengali:প্রাণহানি, নিহত ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:mort, letalitat, ...
Czech:oběť, smrtelná oběť, ...
Danish:dødsfald, et dødsfald, ...
Dutch:dodelijk slachtoffer, dode, ...
Greek:θάνατος, νεκρός, ...
Hungarian:halálos áldozat, halálosság, ...
Khmer:អ្នកស្លាប់, ជនរងគ្រោះស្លាប់, ...
Korean:사망자, 희생자, ...
Persian:جان‌باختگی, کشته, ...
Polish:ofiara śmiertelna, zabity, ...
Portuguese (BR):fatalidade, vítima fatal, ...
Romanian:fatalitate, victimă, ...
Swedish:dödsolycka, ett dödsoffer, ...
Thai:ผู้เสียชีวิต, ผู้เคราะห์ร้าย, ...
Turkish:ölüm, ölü, ...
Vietnamese:trường hợp tử vong, người thiệt mạng, ...

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