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collateral damage vs fatal accident

fatal accident vs collateral damage

collateral damage and fatal accident both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
collateral damage Yes No No No
fatal accident Yes No No No
As nouns, fatal accident is a hypernym of collateral damage; that is, fatal accident is a word with a broader meaning than collateral damage:
  • collateral damage: (euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations
  • fatal accident: an accident that causes someone to die
Other hypernyms of collateral damage include casualty.
collateral damage (noun) fatal accident (noun)
(euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations an accident that causes someone to die
Difference between collateral damage and fatal accident

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