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Perish vs Casualty - What's the difference?

perish | casualty |

As a verb perish

is to pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear.

As a noun casualty is

chance nature; randomness.

perish

English

Verb

(es)
  • To pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear.
  • To die; to cease to live.
  • * 1719 ,
    • ...the ship struck upon a sand, and ... the sea broke over her in such a manner that we expected we should all have perished immediately; and we were immediately driven into our close quarters, to shelter us from the very foam and spray of the sea.
  • (obsolete) To cause to perish.
    • (Francis Bacon)

    Synonyms

    * decease, pass away * See also

    Derived terms

    * perish the thought

    Related terms

    * perishable

    External links

    * *

    Anagrams

    *

    casualty

    English

    (wikipedia casualty)

    Noun

    (casualties)
  • (obsolete) Chance nature; randomness.
  • *, NYRB 2001, vol.1, p.327-8:
    • The non-necessary [causes] follow; of which, saith Fuchsius, no art can be made, by reason of their uncertainty, casualty , and multitude […].
  • Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
  • A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
  • (British) The accident and emergency department of a hospital.

    • Synonyms

    (sense, hospital's accident and emergency) * emergency / emergency room / emergency department / emergency ward / /ER * casualty department / casualty ward * accident and emergency /

    Derived terms

    * casualty department * casualty event * casualty ward

    Related terms

    * casual