C2 noun #89,828 most common

casualty

UK /ˈkaʒ(ʊ)əlti/ | US /ˈkaʒ(ʊ)əlti/

Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.

casualty in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
  • (noun) A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
  • (noun) Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
  2. 2
    noun A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
  3. 3
    noun Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.
  4. 4
    noun A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).
  5. 5
    noun The accident and emergency department of a hospital.
  6. 6
    noun An incidental charge or payment.
  7. 7
    noun Chance nature; randomness.

Synonyms

fortune luck
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