Fatality
(noun)
- A death resulting from an accident, disaster, or other event.
- The state of being fatal; fatalness.
Origin:
From the latin word "fatum" meaning fate or destiny.
Examples:
- The accident caused multiple fatalities.
- The number of fatalities in the war was very high.
- The fatalities caused by the disease were preventable.
- The fatality rate in that area is alarming.
- The accident resulted in one fatality.