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fatality

fatality / fatality
Noun
pl: fatalities

This term carries a clinical and detached tone when referring to death, often used in official reports, news broadcasts, or insurance documents to quantify loss of life without the emotional weight of words like tragedy or bereavement. In its philosophical sense, the word describes a crushing sense of inevitability. It suggests a force that cannot be resisted or altered, evoking a feeling of helplessness against a predetermined outcome.

Meanings

Nounfatality

An occurrence of death caused by an accident, violence, or disease.

"The car crash resulted in a single fatality."

Nounfatality

The quality of being inevitable or predetermined by fate.

"The tragedy of the play lies in the fatality of the protagonist's choices."

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