nonfatal
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3.9
- adjective
- /nɒnˈfeɪtəl/
:
no fatal
- A number of factors were identified that increase adolescents' risk of suicide or nonfatal suicidal behaviors.
- nonfatal injury
- nonfatal assaults
- nonfatal stroke
Examples
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Emergency responders reported several nonfatal incidents during the festival, none requiring hospital admission.
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Six thousand soldiers reported nonfatal injuries, and an unknown number of civilians were wounded.
Academic text (2002) -
Presumably, an even greater number of nonfatal injuries have occurred in similar circumstances.
Academic text (1990) -
Violence against herds and other forms of property and nonfatal human injury are far more common.
Academic text (1990) -
For every death, 32 people are treated in emergency rooms for nonfatal overdoses.
Blog text (31) -
Work-related nonfatal assaults are a more common, albeit less sensational, form of workplace violence.
Academic text (2003) -
The doctor assured her that the injuries from the fall were nonfatal and would heal completely.
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Although the accident was serious, all the victims sustained only nonfatal injuries.
Synonyms
7
4.2
Not able to cause death
Not likely to cause death
Antonyms
How Deadly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nonfatal puts non- ('not') before fatal, which is like the simple word 'fate' and came to mean 'deadly' or 'causing death'. So nonfatal means 'not causing death'.