FATALITY


Meaning of FATALITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fā-ˈta-lə-tē, fə- ]

noun

( plural -ties )

Etymology: Middle French fatalité, from Late Latin fatalitat-, fatalitas, from Latin fatalis

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : the quality or state of causing death or destruction

b. : the quality or condition of being destined for disaster

2. : something established by fate

3.

a. : fate 1

b. : fatalism

4. : the agent or agency of fate

5.

a. : death resulting from a disaster

b. : one that experiences a fatal outcome

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.