fatality

fa·tal·i·ty

noun \fā-ˈta-lə-tē, fə-\

plural fa·tal·i·ties

Definition of FATALITY

1

a : the quality or state of causing death or destruction b : the quality or condition of being destined for disaster

2

: something established by fate

3

a : fate 1 b : fatalism

4

: the agent or agency of fate

5

a : death resulting from a disaster b : one that experiences a fatal outcome

Examples of FATALITY

1. The car crash caused one fatality and several serious injuries.
2. <the grim reminder that every holiday weekend inevitably results in a slew of highway fatalities>

Origin of FATALITY

Middle French fatalité, from Late Latin fatalitat-, fatalitas, from Latin fatalis

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to FATALITY

Synonyms: casualty, loss, prey, victim

Related Words: loser, underdog; martyr, sacrifice; collateral damage; murderee

Near Antonyms: gainer, victor, winner; harmer, injurer; assassin, killer, murderer

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Rhymes with FATALITY

anality, banality, brutality, carnality, causality, centrality, extrality, feudality, finality, formality, frontality, frugality, legality, lethality, locality, mentality, modality, morality, mortality, nasality, natality, neutrality, nodality, orality, plurality, primality, rascality, reality, regality, rurality, sodality, tonality, totality, venality, vitality, vocality