casualty
Wounded or killed
A casualty is someone killed, injured, or otherwise lost in war or disaster.
Military reports count casualties—the wounded alongside the dead.
The meaning extends to anything damaged or destroyed by circumstance: Truth is the first casualty of war.
A casualty of budget cuts might be a beloved program.
In British usage, casualty also means an emergency room.
Cessation of life
- killedCaused to die
- deceasedNo longer living
- fallenHaving dropped down
- mortalityState of eventual death
lethal · fatal · perished · slain · corpse · dead · toll · victim
One harmed by another
- setbackReverse in progress
- lossBeing without something
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- costRequired payment amount
toll · price · collateral · consequence · fallout · damage · failure · downfall
Armed forces member
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- warzoneArea of active fighting
- KIALost to combat
MIA · POW · veteran · frontline · civilian · airstrike · bombing · shelling
Emergency medical transport
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
- ERAcute care department
medevac · rescue · evacuation · sirens · hospital · ICU · resuscitation · life-flight
Coiled, or an injury
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- fractureSplit in hard material
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- concussionBrain injury from impact
burn · hemorrhage · amputation · contusion · sprain · gash · abrasion · dislocation
death
Cessation of life
mortality · lethal · fatal · perished · slain · corpse · dead · toll · victim · demise
victim
One harmed by another
cost · toll · price · collateral · consequence · fallout · damage · failure · downfall · decline
soldier
Armed forces member
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- warzoneArea of active fighting
KIA · MIA · POW · veteran · frontline · civilian · airstrike · bombing · shelling · crossfire
ambulance
Emergency medical transport
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
ER · medevac · rescue · evacuation · sirens · hospital · ICU · resuscitation · life-flight · stabilization
wound
Coiled, or an injury
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- fractureSplit in hard material
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
concussion · burn · hemorrhage · amputation · contusion · sprain · gash · abrasion · dislocation · bruise
earthquake
Seismic ground movement
wildfire · tornado · avalanche · explosion · collapse · wreck · crash · derailment · sinking · survivor
- rescuerescue, rescue team, search and rescue, rescue dog, save
- NHSNHS, GP, A&E, 999, 111
- aviation disastersplane crash, air crash, midair collision, crash landing, crash site
- injured partiesvictim, injured party, accident victim, sufferer, harmed
- victimsvictim, victims, survivors, fatality, sufferer
- hospitalhospital, admission, wards, ER, bed
- casual speechUnstudied everyday language
- business casualRelaxed professional attire
- casual conversationInformal spoken exchange
- casual datingNon-exclusive romantic involvement
- casual FridaysInformal office attire policy
- battlefield casualtiesDead and wounded combatants