Skip to the word

Added 9 October 2026

fatality

/feɪˈtælɪti/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fatality at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A death resulting from an accident or a disaster.
a decrease in the number of automobile fatalities
The quality of being able to cause death or fatal disasters.

Origin

From French fatalité. equivalent to fatal + -ity. The video game move sense was popularized by the Mortal Kombat series.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

Back to today's word