fatality

fa·tal·i·ty

noun \fā-ˈtal-ət-ē, fə-\

plural fa·tal·i·ties

Definition of FATALITY

1

: the quality or state of causing death or destruction : deadliness <the degree of fatality of a disease>

2

a : death resulting from a disaster <a car crash causing several fatalities> b : one who suffers such a death <one of the fatalities was a small child>