Spanish word

damnificado

Pronunciation

IPA/damnifiˈkaðo/

Meaning

  • masculine noundisaster victim

Example

Muchos damnificados necesitan ayuda.

Many disaster victims need help.

Illustration for damnificado (disaster victim)

More examples

Los voluntarios dan atención médica a los damnificados.

The volunteers provide medical care to the disaster victims.

Core concept

Person surrounded by ruined belongings after a disaster.

Common phrases

  • los damnificados

    the disaster victims

  • centro de atención a damnificados

    care center for disaster victims

  • ayuda a damnificados

    aid for disaster victims

Similar words

víctima: Person suffering harm or injury in an accident or disaster.
afectado: Person whose life is disrupted by an event and who needs assistance.
desalojado: Person forced from their home and temporarily staying in a shelter.
perjudicado: Person who suffers economic or material loss from an accident or disaster.

Definition in Spanish

Se utiliza para referirse a una persona que ha sufrido daños materiales o pérdidas por un desastre, accidente u otro hecho dañino.

Word origin

From Spanish damnificar 'to damage', from Latin damnum 'loss' plus facere 'to make', with the -ado ending forming a noun for a person who has suffered that damage.

Usage tips

  • A somewhat formal term common in news and aid reports, so in casual conversation speakers often say persona afectada, víctima, perdió su casa, or quedó sin hogar to convey the situation more clearly.

Other meanings

  • person affectednoun

Opposites

Related words

  • damnificarharmverb
  • damnificacióndamagenoun

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