Mortality (Noun)
Meaning 1
The ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
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Meaning 2
The quality or state of being mortal.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The patient came to terms with his own mortality after the diagnosis of a terminal illness.
- As the years went by, the actor became increasingly preoccupied with the theme of mortality in his films.
- The poet's work often grappled with the concept of mortality and what lay beyond death.
- For many people, facing one's own mortality is a daunting and anxiety-provoking experience.
- Despite the advances in medical technology, mortality rates for certain diseases remained alarmingly high.