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   casualty

   /ˈkaʒjʊəlti/

   noun

   • 1. a person killed or injured in a war or accident: "the shelling caused thousands of civilian casualties" Similar victimfatalitymortalitylossMIAdead and injured/woundedmissing in actionmissing
   • ▪ a person or thing badly affected by an event or situation: "the building industry has been one of the casualties of the recession" Similar victimsuffererloserloss
   • ▪ the department of a hospital providing immediate treatment for emergency cases. "he went to casualty to have a cut stitched"
   • ▪ (chiefly in insurance) an accident or disaster: "the Insurers acquire all the Policyholder's rights in respect of the casualty which caused the loss"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘chance, a chance occurrence’): from medieval Latin casualitas, from casualis (see casual), on the pattern of words such as penalty.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCASUALTY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of casualty as a noun in English, with different contexts and usage. Find out how to pronounce casualty and see collocations and translations.

   • English (US)

     a person hurt or killed in a war or other destructive event,...

   • Casualty in French

     CASUALTY translate: blessé/-ée [masculine-feminine],...

   • Znaczenie Casualty, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     CASUALTY definicja: 1. a person injured or killed in a...

   • Traditional

     CASUALTY translate: 受傷的, （嚴重事故或戰爭中的）傷亡人員, 受到嚴重影響的,...

   • Casualty in Russian

     CASUALTY translate: пострадавший, раненый, убитый ,...

   • Casualty in German

     CASUALTY translate: das Opfer. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Casualty in Spanish

     CASUALTY translate: herido, herida, víctima, víctima,...

   • Casualty: Malay Translation

     CASUALTY translate: terbunuh atau tercedera. Learn more in...

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   Learn the meaning of casualty as a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. A casualty can be a military person lost, a person or thing injured, or a serious accident.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCASUALTY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A casualty is a person or thing that suffers harm or loss as a result of an event or situation. Learn the different meanings, synonyms, and usage of the word casualty in British and American English, with examples from various sources.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCASUALTY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Casualty definition: a member of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness, capture, or because their whereabouts or condition cannot be determined.. See examples of CASUALTY used in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcasualty noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Learn the meaning of casualty as a person who is killed or injured in war or an accident, or as a person or thing that suffers or is destroyed. See pronunciation, pictures, collocations and usage notes.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › casualtyCasualty - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   In wartime, you'll hear the word casualty used often for someone killed or injured. But casualty can also refer to deaths or injuries suffered in an accident or some other unfortunate event.