C1nounsocietyhealth
US/feɪˈtæl.ə.ti/
UK/fəˈtæl.ə.ti/
a death caused by an accident, violence or disease
In context
The crash caused two fatalities and injured six other people.
Road fatalities fell sharply after the new speed limit began.
There were no fatalities when the building caught fire.
Words that go with fatality
noun + noun
- road fatalitiesRoad fatalities rise during the holidays.
- traffic fatalityEach traffic fatality is a tragedy for a family.
- fatality rateThe fatality rate of the disease is low.
noun + preposition
- number of fatalitiesThe number of fatalities has now reached forty.
verb + noun
- cause a fatalitySpeeding can cause a fatality in seconds.
- report a fatalityNo factory reported a fatality last year.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
There were three fatality in the fire.Correct: There were three fatalities in the fire.