casualty synonyms

casualty

n.

  1. A misfortune

    accident, mishap, calamity, fatality; see catastrophe, disaster, misfortune 2.

  2. A loss in personnel; often plural

    killed, wounded, and missing; fatalities, losses, death toll, the injured, dead, victims, missing in action, MIA's.

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