fatality
gb/fətˈælɪti/ us/fətˈælɪti/
C1
إنجليزي
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
formal
C1
event
1
a death in an accident
a death, often in an accident or disaster
نمط الاستخدام:
[number] fatality/fatalities (in [event/place])
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse fatality (a death) with fatal (an adjective meaning causing death).
مرادفات
death (More general; fatality is common in reports about accidents or violence.)
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loss of life (More formal and often used collectively.)
أضداد
survival (The person lives rather than dies.)
تراكيب شائعة
a fatality occurred
|a fatality was reported
|a fatality in the crash
|a workplace fatality
|a traffic fatality
|a road fatality
|civilian fatalities
|fatalities and injuries
|confirmed fatalities
|prevent fatalities
مواضيع
news
|health
|safety
|law_and_crime
أمثلة
- The storm caused three fatalities along the coast.
- Police confirmed one fatality in the multi-vehicle crash.
- The building collapse resulted in multiple fatalities.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- There was one fatality in the accident.
- The fire caused two fatalities.
اسم
formal
C1
entity
2
a person who was killed
a person who died in an accident or attack
نمط الاستخدام:
one of the fatalities (from [event])
غلطة شائعة:
Do not use fatality for someone who is injured but alive; use injured person or casualty instead.
مرادفات
victim (More personal and broader; can include non-fatal harm.)
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casualty (Can mean injured or killed; fatality refers only to deaths.)
أضداد
survivor (A person who lived through the incident.)
تراكيب شائعة
one of the fatalities
|identify the fatalities
|the fatalities were named
|the fatalities included
|families of the fatalities
مواضيع
news
|health
|safety
|law_and_crime
أمثلة
- Two of the fatalities were children, officials said.
- The identities of the fatalities have not yet been released.
- Several fatalities were tourists visiting the area.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The news reported three fatalities.
- One of the fatalities was a driver.
اسم
formal
C1
quantity
3
the number of people killed
how many people died
نمط الاستخدام:
fatalities (from [event]) rose to [number]
غلطة شائعة:
Fatalities is often plural when meaning a total number; learners may incorrectly use it as an adjective (e.g., 'fatalities accident').
مرادفات
death toll (Very common for totals after disasters or conflicts.)
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mortality (More technical and often broader (e.g., mortality in a population).)
أضداد
zero deaths (No one died.)
تراكيب شائعة
fatalities rose to
|fatalities climbed
|fatalities dropped
|fatalities remain unknown
|fatalities are expected to
|fatalities were avoided
|report fatalities
|estimate fatalities
مواضيع
news
|statistics
|health
|safety
أمثلة
- After the second quake, fatalities rose to at least 200.
- Officials warned that fatalities could increase as search teams reach remote villages.
- The report compares annual fatalities across different industries.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- Fatalities increased after the storm.
- The city reported zero fatalities.
اسم
formal
C2
property
4
the quality of causing death
how likely something is to cause death
نمط الاستخدام:
the fatality of [disease/poison/weapon]
غلطة شائعة:
This meaning is less common than 'a death' and is mainly used in technical or formal writing.
مرادفات
lethality (More technical, often used in scientific contexts.)
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deadliness (More general and descriptive.)
أضداد
harmlessness (Not able to cause harm or death.)
تراكيب شائعة
the fatality of the disease
|the fatality of the toxin
|fatality varies
|reduce fatality
مواضيع
health
|science
|safety
أمثلة
- Researchers compared the fatality of different strains of the virus.
- The report discusses the fatality of the pesticide at high doses.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- This chemical has high fatality at large doses.
اسم
literary
C2
abstract
5
the power of fate
the feeling that fate controls events
نمط الاستخدام:
a sense of fatality
غلطة شائعة:
This meaning is rare in modern everyday English; most uses refer to deaths in accidents or violence.
مرادفات
fatalism (The standard modern term for this idea.)
أضداد
free will (The belief that choices, not fate, control outcomes.)
تراكيب شائعة
a sense of fatality
|the fatality of the moment
|an air of fatality
مواضيع
literature
|beliefs
أمثلة
- The novel is filled with a sense of fatality, as if the ending cannot be changed.
- He spoke with quiet fatality, convinced that disaster was inevitable.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
fatality
IPA
GB/fətˈælɪti/
US/fətˈælɪti/
المقاطع والنبر
fatal - ity (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ity)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: fatality
- Plural: fatalities, fatality
عيلة الكلمة
تعبيرات
fatality rate
1/fətˈælɪti ɹˈeɪt/
fixed phrase
formal
rate of deaths in a group
the percentage or rate of deaths
أمثلة
- Doctors are monitoring the fatality rate among hospitalized patients.
- The fatality rate dropped after the introduction of effective treatments.
- Different countries report different fatality rates depending on testing and reporting.
mass fatality incident
1/mˈæs fətˈælɪti ˈɪnsɪdənt/
fixed phrase
technical
event with many deaths
a disaster where many people die
أمثلة
- Hospitals reviewed their plans for a mass fatality incident.
- The agency conducted a drill to prepare for a mass fatality incident.
no fatalities
1/nˈoʊ fətˈælɪtiz/
fixed phrase
formal
no one was killed
nobody died
أمثلة
- There were no fatalities, but several people were treated for smoke inhalation.
- Despite major damage, officials reported no fatalities.
- The airline said there were no fatalities among passengers.
result in fatalities
1/ɹɪzˈʌlt ˈɪn fətˈælɪtiz/
fixed phrase
formal
cause deaths to happen
to cause people to die
أمثلة
- The explosion resulted in two fatalities and dozens of injuries.
- The heatwave resulted in fatalities among vulnerable residents.
traffic fatalities
1/tɹˈæfɪk fətˈælɪtiz/
fixed phrase
formal
deaths from road accidents
people who die in car or road accidents
أمثلة
- Traffic fatalities have fallen since the new speed limits were introduced.
- The city launched a campaign to reduce traffic fatalities.
- Alcohol is a factor in many traffic fatalities.