fatality
part of speech
noun (a fatality, fatalities)
meaning for a pupil
1) A fatality is a death caused by an accident, war, disaster or violence. tree →
2) (formal) Fatality is the quality of causing death: «the fatality of the disease». tree →
3) A fatality can also mean a strange, unlucky chance that seems to be meant to happen. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the news and safety lessons it is used to count deaths: «There were no fatalities in the crash». It is a serious, formal word used in reports. In geography it comes with earthquakes, floods and storms. Phrases: «no fatalities», «road fatalities».
examples
- Luckily, there were no fatalities in the fire. tree →
- Wearing seat belts reduces road fatalities. tree →
- The storm caused three fatalities. tree →
- Fatalities from the disease have fallen thanks to vaccines. tree →
- The report gave the number of fatalities. tree →
- The crossing was made safer after a fatality last year. tree →
- But here a strange fatality occurred. tree →
note
Countable: a fatality, fatalities (y → ies). Adjective: fatal (causing death). Formal word, used in the news; everyday word: death. A «fatal» mistake in a game or story may just mean a very bad one, not a death.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «fatality» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.