"casualty" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

Someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement (synset 109919234)
referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation

is a type of: victim - an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
Someone injured or killed in an accident (synset 109919123)
is a type of: victim - an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

same as: injured party
An accident that causes someone to die (synset 107376317)
is a type of:
- accident - an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
- fatality, human death - a death resulting from an accident or a disaster
subtypes: collateral damage - (euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations

same as: fatal accident
A decrease of military personnel or equipment (synset 107354694)
referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation

is a type of: decrease, drop-off, lessening - a change downward
subtypes:
- damage, equipment casualty - loss of military equipment
- loss, personnel casualty - military personnel lost by death or capture