What is "casualty" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does casualty mean in English? Meaning of casualty definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "casualty" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "casualty": someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement

Noun

  • Meaning: someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement
  • Synonyms: casualty
  • Hypernyms: victim
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈkaʒ(ʊ)əlti/

    Meaning of "casualty": someone injured or killed in an accident

    Noun

  • Meaning: someone injured or killed in an accident
  • Synonyms: casualty injured party
  • Hypernyms: victim
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈkaʒ(ʊ)əlti/

    Meaning of "casualty": an accident that causes someone to die

    Noun

  • Meaning: an accident that causes someone to die
  • Synonyms: casualty fatal accident
  • Hyponyms: collateral damage
  • Hypernyms: accident fatality human death
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈkaʒ(ʊ)əlti/

    Meaning of "casualty": a decrease of military personnel or equipment

    Noun

  • Meaning: a decrease of military personnel or equipment
  • Synonyms: casualty
  • Hyponyms: damage equipment casualty loss personnel casualty
  • Hypernyms: decrease drop-off lessening
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈkaʒ(ʊ)əlti/

    Synonyms:

    blow, calamity, catastrophe, mishap, disaster, chance, misfortune, debacle, contingency, misadventure, injured, wounded, dead, fatality, loss, prey, missing, sufferer, death toll, killed,

    Antonyms:

    good luck, happiness, miracle, success, good fortune, blessing, wonder, certainty,

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    casualty in English: casualty
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