casualty
/ˈkæʒuəlti/noun
उच्चारण कैज़ुअल्टी
हताहत; आपातकालीन विभाग
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a person who is killed or injured in war or in an accident; a person or thing that suffers or is destroyed as a result of something else; (BrE) the part of a hospital where people who need urgent treatment are taken
हताहत; आपातकालीन विभाग
- heavy casualties
- The small shop was a casualty of the new shopping mall.
- There were no casualties in the fire.
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- Civilians are often the main casualties in a war.
- Accuracy was the first casualty of the rush to publish the news.
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casualty (countable) of + cause
Use casualty of a war, accident or event to name what hurt the person. The cause follows of.
व्यक्ति को नुकसान किस कारण पहुँचा, यह बताने के लिए 'casualty of' के बाद युद्ध, दुर्घटना या घटना का नाम आता है।
- Many farmers were casualties of the drought.
- The small shop became a casualty of the new highway.
casualties (plural, number)
Casualties in news reports usually means both dead and injured people together. It is normally plural and is used with a number or an adjective like heavy.
समाचारों में 'casualties' का अर्थ प्रायः मृत और घायल दोनों होता है। यह सामान्यतः plural में आता है और संख्या या 'heavy' जैसे विशेषण के साथ प्रयुक्त होता है।
- There were no casualties in the factory fire.
- The army suffered heavy casualties in the battle.
casualty (department in a hospital)
In British English casualty or the casualty department is the part of a hospital for emergencies. It is used without the article in phrases such as taken to casualty.
ब्रिटिश English में 'casualty' अस्पताल का आपातकालीन विभाग भी है। 'taken to casualty' जैसे वाक्यांशों में इसके पहले article नहीं आता।
- The injured boy was rushed to casualty.
- Radhika waited for two hours in the casualty department.
casualty + figurative use
The word is also used for anything that is lost or damaged as a result of something else, such as a plan, an idea or a business.
यह शब्द उस चीज़ के लिए भी प्रयुक्त होता है जो किसी अन्य कारण से नष्ट या क्षतिग्रस्त हो जाए, जैसे योजना, विचार या व्यवसाय।
- Truth is often the first casualty of rumour.
- The school's art programme was a casualty of budget cuts.
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adjective + casualties
heavycivilianlightmilitaryroad
- Civilian casualties rose sharply after the floods.
verb + casualties
suffercausereportinflictavoid
- The rebels inflicted casualties on the patrol.
casualty + noun
warddepartmentlistfiguresrate
- The casualty list was displayed outside the hospital.
casualties + of/in
of warof the accidentin the blastamong childrenon the border
- There were many casualties among the pilgrims.
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- Fortunately, the train accident caused no casualties.
सौभाग्य से रेल दुर्घटना में कोई हताहत नहीं हुआ।
- Radhika's uncle works as a nurse in the casualty ward of a government hospital.
राधिका के चाचा एक सरकारी अस्पताल के आपातकालीन वार्ड में nurse हैं।
- The company was a casualty of falling demand during the lockdown.
lockdown के दौरान घटती माँग के कारण वह कंपनी बंद होने की कगार पर पहुँची।
- Officials are still counting the casualties after the cyclone.
चक्रवात के बाद अधिकारी अभी भी हताहतों की गिनती कर रहे हैं।
- Many good habits become casualties when exams are near.
परीक्षा पास आने पर कई अच्छी आदतें छूट जाती हैं।
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✗ Five casualty were reported in the blast.
✓ Five casualties were reported in the blast.
After five, the noun must be in the plural form.
पाँच के बाद noun का plural रूप आता है, इसलिए 'casualties' होगा।
✗ There was no casualties in the fire.
✓ There were no casualties in the fire.
Casualties is plural, so the verb must be were.
'Casualties' plural है, इसलिए verb 'were' होगा, 'was' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words are used in reports of accidents and conflicts, but they differ in who or what they cover.
ये शब्द दुर्घटनाओं और संघर्षों की रिपोर्टों में आते हैं, पर इनमें अंतर यह है कि ये किन्हें शामिल करते हैं।
A person killed or injured, or in a wider sense anything harmed by an event.
मारा गया या घायल व्यक्ति, या व्यापक अर्थ में किसी घटना से हानि उठाने वाली कोई भी चीज़।
- Every casualty was taken to the nearest hospital.
Someone harmed by a crime, disease or accident; it stresses suffering, not just the count.
अपराध, रोग या दुर्घटना से पीड़ित व्यक्ति; यह केवल संख्या नहीं, पीड़ा पर बल देता है।
- The victim of the theft gave a statement to the police.
A death caused by an accident or violence; it counts only the dead.
दुर्घटना या हिंसा से हुई मृत्यु; इसमें केवल मृतकों की गिनती होती है।
- The crash caused two fatalities.
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Keep apart casualty (a person killed or injured) and casual (relaxed; not planned).
Casualty (हताहत व्यक्ति) और casual (आरामदेह; अनियोजित) को अलग रखिए।