fatality
/fəˈtæləti/noun
उच्चारण फ़टैलटी
मृत्यु, (दुर्घटना में) मौत
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a death that is caused in an accident, a war, violence or disease
मृत्यु, (दुर्घटना में) मौत
- The bus accident caused three fatalities.
- Fortunately, the train collision caused no fatalities, though many passengers were hurt.
- The heavy fog led to two road fatalities on the highway.
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- There were no fatalities in the fire, thankfully.
- The flood caused hundreds of fatalities across the state.
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the fact that a particular disease will result in death
घातकता
- the fatality rate of the disease
- Doctors study the fatality of the new virus to decide how serious the outbreak is.
- The fatality of the disease frightened the villagers.
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- Doctors are worried about the high fatality of the new infection.
- Early treatment can reduce the fatality of many illnesses.
Synonyms deadliness lethality mortality
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fa·tal·i·ty
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Keep apart fatal (causing death: 'a fatal accident'), fateful (having an important, often bad, effect on the future: 'that fateful day') and fatalistic (believing that you cannot control events).
Fatal (मृत्यु का कारण: 'a fatal accident'), fateful (भविष्य पर महत्वपूर्ण, प्रायः बुरा, प्रभाव डालने वाला: 'that fateful day') और fatalistic (यह मानना कि घटनाओं पर नियंत्रण नहीं) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Road fatalities, fatality rate.
Collocations: road fatalities (सड़क हादसों में मौतें), fatality rate (मृत्यु दर)। fatality का मतलब किसी दुर्घटना या बीमारी में हुई मौत है।
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A person killed or injured in an accident or war is a casualty; one who survives a survivor.
दुर्घटना या युद्ध में मारा या घायल व्यक्ति casualty; बचने वाला survivor।