mortality
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5.7
- noun
- /mɔrˈtælɪti/
- I think we all face our own mortality at some point.
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Watch on YouTubeI think we all face our own mortality at some point.
- I think we all face our own mortality at some point.
- I'll just say, but I do think it was a brush with mortality, brush with death.
- Some thoughts are dark, like thinking about mortality, my own and that of others.
- So the two big fears come up, mortality and social judgment.
- So what do you think is the meaning of life that mortality makes very explicit?
- But that's the thing about, you know, staring your mortality straight in the eyes.
- Obviously you're more self aware of your mortality.
- And even, you know, it continues to like I'm probably reminded of my physical mortality all the time.
- That meaning is a response to the awareness of inevitable mortality.
- All the glory of mortality was in that flight.
- How do you view your own mortality behind me?
- So, yeah, I mean, mortality is as heavy as it gets.
- The, the things I remember mostly have to do with mortality from the beginning.
- That's what we call in our work, mortality motivation.
- So this is not a question of simple natural mortality.
- But now I've seen mortality do it's awful, ghosting up close twice.
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But that's the thing about, you know, staring your mortality straight in the eyes.
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It's been a good reminder to revisit mortality, or at least the awareness that time is limited.
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Some thoughts are dark, like thinking about mortality, my own and that of others.
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Well, mortality is actually a great thing to be familiar with.
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You know, as you get older, you begin to recognize your own mortality.
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l've come to terms with my own mortality, my friend.
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I love that story because I feel like it's a great lesson to everyone right now in the face of thinking about mortality on a daily basis.
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As he reflected on his life, he became acutely aware of his mortality and the limited time he had left.
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The documentary explored issues surrounding human mortality and the ways people cope with the knowledge of death.
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Conversations about mortality often inspire individuals to live more fully and appreciate each moment.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.8
The number of people who die in a group each year per 1,000 people
- Specialized
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4.1
The number of babies who die before their first birthday in a group of people
- Specialized
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Number of babies who die before their first birthday per 1,000 live births
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8.3
A table showing how likely people of each age are to die and the average years they have left
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6.1
Number of babies who die in their first 28 days for every 1,000 live births
How Long-Lived
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mortality comes from the Latin root mort- which means 'death', and you can see the same root in words like mortal and mortuary. So mortality explains the simple idea of being subject to 'death'.