This is the 854th most frequent Croatian word.
smrt
Death.
The word 'smrt' is used as the subject to signify the concept of death.
Smrt je prirodni dio života.
Death is a natural part of life.
In this case, 'smrt' is used to denote a specific event involving death.
Priča je govorila o smrti njegovog prijatelja.
The story spoke about the death of his friend.
Here, 'smrt' is part of a prepositional phrase indicating the object of fear.