Noun: fatality fey'ta-li-tee or fu'ta-lu-tee
- A death resulting from an accident or a disaster
"a decrease in the number of automobile fatalities";
- human death
- The quality of being able to cause death or fatal disasters
"The fatality of the disease was a major concern for health officials"
Derived forms: fatalities
Type of: deadliness, death, decease, expiry, lethality
Encyclopedia: Fatality