fatality
n. countablen. a death that happens because of an accident, a war, or a violent event. It is often used in news reports about car crashes or natural disasters.
n. a death resulting from an accident, disaster, or act of violence. Often used in official or journalistic contexts to quantify the human cost of an event.
The police reported that there was one fatality in the car accident.
Emergency services arrived quickly at the scene, but they confirmed at least one fatality due to the severity of the fire.
While the structural damage to the city was extensive following the earthquake, the rapid evacuation meant that there was not a single fatality among the residents.
From French fatalité. equivalent to fatal + -ity. The video game move sense was popularized by the Mortal Kombat series.
Commonly used in the plural to discuss statistics or the overall impact of a tragedy.
The fatality of the disease is high.The fatality rate of the disease is high.A 'fatality' is an individual death; use 'fatality rate' or 'lethality' when discussing the quality of being deadly.