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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 person or thing that suffers or fails because of an event, or as a person injured or killed in a serious accident or war. See examples of casualty in different contexts and collocations.

   • 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...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › casualtyCasualty Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCASUALTY | definition in the Cambridge English 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 translations in other languages.

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

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   A casualty is a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident. Troops fired on demonstrators near the Royal Palace causing many casualties. Synonyms: fatality, death, loss, wounded More Synonyms of casualty. 2. countable noun.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › casualtyCASUALTY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   A casualty is a person or thing that is harmed or destroyed as a result of some act or event, especially a military or accidental one. Learn more about the origin, usage, and synonyms of casualty from Dictionary.com.

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. Find out how to use casualty in a sentence and see synonyms and related words.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › casualtyCasualty - definition of casualty by The Free Dictionary

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   A casualty is someone who is injured or killed in an accident, a war, or other event. Learn the different meanings, synonyms, and examples of the word casualty from various sources and dictionaries.