Transcription
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- [kazh-oo-uh l-tee]
- /ˈkæʒ u əl ti/
- /ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kazh-oo-uh l-tee]
- /ˈkæʒ u əl ti/
Definitions of casualty word
- countable noun casualty A casualty is a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident. 3
- countable noun casualty A casualty of a particular event or situation is a person or a thing that has suffered badly as a result of that event or situation. 3
- uncountable noun casualty Casualty is the part of a hospital where people who have severe injuries or sudden illnesses are taken for emergency treatment. 3
- noun casualty a serviceman or servicewoman who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing as a result of enemy action 3
- noun casualty a person who is injured or killed in an accident 3
- noun casualty a hospital department in which victims of accidents, violence, etc, are treated 3
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Origin of casualty
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; casual + -ty2; replacing late Middle English casuelte, equivalent to casuel (see casual) + -te -ty2
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Parts of speech for Casualty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
casualty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
casualty usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for casualty
noun casualty
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- calamity — A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress.
- catastrophe — A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
- mishap — an unfortunate accident.
- disaster — a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
adjective casualty
- fallen — past participle of fall.
Antonyms for casualty
noun casualty
- good luck — good fortune
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
- miracle — an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
- blessing — A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
Top questions with casualty
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- what does property and casualty insurance cover?
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See also
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