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casualty

cas·u·al·ty

casualty

 
 
pronunciation:
kae zhu l ti
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part of speech: noun
inflections: casualties
definition 1: a member of the armed forces removed from active duty as a result of being killed, wounded, captured, or missing in action.
Her son was a casualty of war.
similar words:
captive, prisoner, victim
definition 2: the loss of a member of the armed forces during a military conflict.
Both sides saw a vast number of casualties during the war.Over one thousand casualties were reported in the first days of fighting.
similar words:
death, fatality, injury, loss
definition 3: a victim of a severe accident, esp. one that results in death.
There was a train accident, but there were no casualties.
synonyms:
sufferer, victim
similar words:
fatality, prey, unfortunate
definition 4: a thing or person harmed or lost as a result of some event or situation.
This legislation was a casualty of the President's feud with Congress.
synonyms:
victim
similar words:
collision, crash, fatality, glitch, mishap, wreck
definition 5: (chiefly British) the emergency room of a hospital.
The injured man was rushed to casualty.
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