Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of death
"The news report listed several deaths following the sudden power outage in the factory."
In plain English: Deaths are the times when people stop living and their bodies no longer work.
"The annual report listed the number of deaths caused by the flu outbreak."
Usage: Deaths refers to the plural instances of people dying and is often used in news reports or official statistics to denote multiple fatalities. Use this word when counting specific occurrences rather than describing the general concept of mortality, which remains singular as "death."
Deaths is the plural form of death, which comes from Old English dæath (death) or deað, originally referring to the end of life. It shares roots with Germanic terms like Old High German tōt and Gothic dauþs.