casualty

English Thesaurus

1. a decrease of military personnel or equipment (noun.event)

hypernym	:	decrease, drop-off, lessening,
definition	:	a change downward (noun.event)

hyponym	:	damage, equipment casualty,
definition	:	loss of military equipment (noun.event)

hyponym	:	loss, personnel casualty,
definition	:	military personnel lost by death or capture (noun.event)

domain category	:	armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine,
definition	:	the military forces of a nation (noun.group)

2. an accident that causes someone to die (noun.event)

hypernym	:	accident,
definition	:	an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury (noun.event)

hypernym	:	fatality, human death,
definition	:	a death resulting from an accident or a disaster (noun.event)

hyponym	:	collateral damage,
definition	:	(euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations (noun.event)

3. someone injured or killed in an accident (noun.person)

hypernym	:	victim, victim,
definition	:	an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance (noun.person)

4. someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement (noun.person)

domain category	:	armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine,
definition	:	the military forces of a nation (noun.group)